Headed to STATE!

You all know I'm a huge sports fanatic. I got to see the Tatum boys basketball team play all their playoff games these past couple of weeks! Wow! These boys are FAST. They don't have much height so they have learned to run the ball the entire game and play outstanding defense. Which usually puts them in foul trouble because they are constantly trying to steal the ball, but oh are they fun to watch. Up and down, down the court...quick as lightning!! We went Saturday over to Nacogdoches (SFA) to watch the final game that sent them to STATE! By far, the best high school game I have ever witnessed. Incrediable!! Three of our starters fouled out of the game bc the refs were the worst refs EVER. They were calling everything. Not just on Tatum but on Crockett too. It was bad. But our boys didn't give up. They played with so much heart. It just makes you proud to be apart of this small town. The JV point guard (got moved up for playoffs) got put in the game with less than a minute left in the game. We were down by three. Time was ticking down fast and at the last second (I really mean the last second), the JV point guard hit a three at the buzzer! The crowd went absolutely crazy! I was jumping up and down like I had just won the lottery or something. I really thought my sister was going to pass out! So we went into overtime. AND won again at the last second! I think I even had a tear after the game. I know this sounds cheesy....but it makes me proud to be an EAGLE!

Not only is Tatum going to state in 2A, but the Mexia "Runnin" Blackcats are also going to State for class 3A! So proud of those boys as well! And that makes Leven proud to be a Blackcat! I wish them so much luck this week! I wish we could make the trip to Austin, but we will be dealing with Taydem's surgery.