There were some hard fought games yesterday. It was definitely "upset Tuesday". Some teams refused to go down. LSU defeated Duke 19-6 in the morning round. They were relentless on defense. They'd give up a great pass to a tall receiver, but then they'd dig deep and stop the run. Their own offense was impressive. Coach Ryan Alexander, former D-1 quarterback, exclaimed a few times how much he "loved their spread". This team throws the ball more than any other team in camp. #10 LSU will match up with #11 Stanford in the Semi-Finals.
#9 Brown pulled off the day's biggest upset by defeating #1 Ohio State in morning soccer. The Brown Bears were HOT. They were clicking on all facets of the game. They are definitely the team to watch in the semi's. They'll take on #4 Duke while #6 Stanford and #2 Notre Dame face off in the other semi.
Wake went down hard in softball yesterday. Despite the great effort of their outfielders, Wake Forest could not stop the powerful hitting by Ohio State. The #7 Buckeye's ate their Wheaties yesterday and scored 8 runs to beat the Demon Deacons - the #2 seed.
On the football field #4 Miami faced UNC. The two teams traded scores throughout the game until the final minutes of the fourth quarter when Miami pulled ahead by two touchdowns. Miami's offensive weapon, "the man-child" runs hard and can throw an accurate ball. Miami is a multi-dimensional threat when it comes to football. They block, they run hard, they catch and they play as a team. They'll face #1 Brown in the semi-finals. This will be the matchup everyone's been waiting to see!
Other upsets include #6 Stanford over #3 Miami in Soccer (that game went into overtime), #6 Stanford over #3 UNC in Softball, #7 Virginia defeated #3 Stanford in the Lacrosse Semi-final and another biggie.... #8 Penn State over #1 Virginia in Basketball.
Our 4th of July Team Competition winner's enjoyed dining out in Orange yesterday. They gathered at El Vaquero for classic coke's and authentic Mexican food. They were all giggles and smiles as they tried to pronounce the entree they wished to order. To my surprise not one camper ordered off the American menu. By the end of the meal everyone's plate was clean. It was a delicious afternoon.
Texas and Texas AM also enjoyed a special afternoon. After rest period they headed over to a nearby Civil War Battle Field for a bit of a history lesson. Coach Henry Heil - Woodberry History Teacher and Head Varsity Baseball coach, along with Ryan Alexander drove the group up to Cedar Mountain. The battle of Cedar Mountain took place in 1862. The battle was led by Union forces who out numbered the Confederates by a ratio of 2:1. However, Major General "Stonewall" Jackson went on to defeat the northern army after nearly being driven out early in the battle by the union. It was Texas head coach Erik Laub that took over the history talk at the battle site. Not originally known to us, Coach Laub has a passion for military history - specifically The Civil War. What a surprising blessing. I hope those boys appreciate the gift they received yesterday.
Today the entire camp is off to King's Dominion. They were so fired up about this trip last night. As they should be - King's Dominion is a whole lot of fun.
Check out the scores to the left. We'll have a very full Thursday and Friday trying to get the semi-finals and finals finished up. I've also posted Saturday's schedule to the right.
