Off and running.

Coach Miranda of Central Forsyth was a great host today. We had great food, good music, excellent volunteers, and some solid wrestling that stayed ahead of schedule. As always during duals, I relied heavily on my score keepers to help me remember who was to report to the table first, and who had choice in the second period. Eventually I will come up with a system to remember, but until then, I will continue to train my score keepers to help.

Cass was the top team for the day, but Gilmmer, West Forsyth, and Central Forsyth were solid as well.

Getting to work with two other top notch officials made it easy to concentrate on my matches. I never worried about what was happening on the other mats because I had confidence in the other officials. When my dual finished early, Nick and I watched Ethan as he slide on his back to get in position to view a pin. He did a wide arc across a large portion of the mat. It was pretty impressive. He must have spent a lot of time in that position as a wrestler. Seriously though I enjoyed his style.

A big shout out for sportsmanship goes out to the Gilmmer 215. He showed great sportsmanship every time I officiated him.

Since we got done early, I meet my son and wife at Collins Hill to watch a dual with Grayson. It was fun to watch as a fan without working, but I do like it much better from the mat.

I got the news that Johnny Stallings had a stent put in his heart. It was a big surprise. My prayers are with him in hopes of a speedy recovery.

My next assignment is Tuesday and Wednesday at Mill Creek for the Up The Creek JV tournament. I am looking forward to it.