So, I’m at the game on Saturday, Feb. 20, Henderson played Christian Brothers. Here are some of the things I saw while I was at the game.
1. I saw the Lady Reddies come back from being down by 21 in the second half to win the game against the Lady Bucs with a final score of 86-77. It’s not easy coming back from being behind, but coming back from being down 21 is ridiculous.
I hear all the time that women’s sports are boring especially women’s basketball, but what I saw on Saturday was anything but boring. Both the Lady Reddies and the Lady Bucs played with passion, there was tears shed, there was blood drawn, and bodies bruised all in the hopes of a single victory. All of that just to win one game only to do it again next time. If there is one thing you can say about women’s basketball, it’s passionate. Women themselves are passionate beings, and they take that with them on the court. I know that you’re not going to see some girl drive down the lane and dunk it over someone, but what you do see is a girl who gives everything she’s got and plays with reckless abandonment for her own body just to score a single basket.
2. I saw the Reddies struggle against the Buccaneers in their 74-62 loss. The Reddies have been close in last the few games, but it seems like they just can’t finish the game. They have talent on the team- it is like they are just missing the final piece of the puzzle put to make them a good team.
One thing I will say is that I do not care much for the coaching style of Coach Weaver. The men’s team has struggled since I have been here, and it may be time for a change in the coaching department. I hate to talk bad about a coach, but you have to win to keep your job in college basketball and winning isn’t something he has done much of this season.
3. I saw a lot of empty seats. I mean, I understand that you might have school work to do during the week, but this was a Saturday afternoon. What could have so many students have been doing? Going to the none existent Arkadelphia movie theater? Oh, I know I bet most students were looking up words in the dictionary to expand their vocabulary. Maybe they were gearing up to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II for 24 hours, or maybe they just don’t care anything about showing their school spirit at a Henderson basketball game. Seriously, it’s getting ridiculous seeing more away fans than Henderson students at the game. Something that just really bothered me while I was sitting at the game was the cheerleaders. I looked over in the direction of the cheerleaders, you know the ones who are suppose to be cheering for the teams, getting the crowd (or lack thereof) into the game, and being enthusiastic about the game, and saw one of themtexting while standing there on the sidelines. I know that you might not like basketball very much, but you’re a cheerleader. How about doing your job and cheering for the Reddies. Isn’t that what you signed up to do? Or am I just confused at what cheerleaders are suppose to do at games?
So, I went ahead and looked up the definition of cheerleader just in case for some reason I was confused and that it was normal for cheerleaders to text while the game is going on. Dictionary.com defines cheerleader as:
1. One who leads the cheering of spectators, as at a sports contest.
2. One who expresses or promotes thoughtless praise.
Okay, definition number one says that cheerleaders lead the cheering of spectators. I don’t think texting is leading the spectators in cheering unless the cheer is how to show your Reddie support by texting one another. Now definition number two states that a cheerleader expresses or promotes thoughtless praise. I really doubt that a cheerleader texting is expressing praise to the teams as they try to win. Of course, who knows, she could have been texting all the players telling them how good they are doing out on the court, or maybe, she could be texting all her friends and telling them to come to the game though I don’t think it worked.
On Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 and 8 p.m. the Henderson Reddies play the Ouachita Baptist Tigers at Henderson. It’s OBU everyone if there is one game that you can drag yourself from your dorm room to go to let it be this one. I want to walk into the gym and see nothing but Reddie fans in the stands. See you there.
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