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PAGE 2B BARROW JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 The Game Plan Really, Villanova? W ith all the excitement in the NBA between the Warriors' dream sea son and Kobe Bryant's last season, I seem to have forgotten about the amazing NCAA Championship game from last week between Vil lanova and North Carolina. First of all, what an incredible game! I have seen many exciting NCAA Championships before, but last week’s game may be one of the best. That whole last sequence with both teams hitting incredible 3-point shots was unbelievable. First we had North Carolina's Marcus Paige hitting a ridiculous off-balance shot to tie the game at 74 with just a few seconds left. At that moment I thought that UNC was going to find a way to win. Villanova has always been a let down in the NCAA Tournament in years past, I thought that this year was going to be no different. But I was wrong. The Wildcats of Villanova found a way to beat the odds and win the Championship. And they did so in great style with Kris Jenkins’ heroic game-win ning 3-pointer. I can’t recall a better conclusion to a NCAA Championship game, and poten tially any other championship game, for that matter. It truly was spectacular to see the Wildcats beat the mighty Tar Heels of North Carolina. I stopped picking Villanova to do well in the tournament years ago. I used to always choose them to go far in my bracket and then they would let me down — so I stopped choosing them. And sure enough, I didn’t even have them making the Elite Eight in my bracket this year. To me, they were kind of like George town, a team that you always expect to do well in the tournament but — for whatever reason — never do. Well that couldn't have been further from the truth this year. Not only did they obliterate my nation al champion pick of Oklahoma in the Final Four (we'll talk about that another time...) but they also went on to beat what many people thought was the best team in college basketball in North Carolina. Kudos to the Wildcats. It is good for college basket ball to have a Champion like Villanova. They made both the current Big East Conference and the old Big East Conference proud in winning the championship. The Big East used to be the dominant confer ence in college basketball and it was sad to see them go. Villanova paid homage to that great conference and showed that the Big East is still a player in the college basketball world. Don't be surprised to see some NBA team try and snag Jay Wright away from Villanova in the coming years - especially if he has continued success. Wright, 54, has plenty of experience and could have a future in the NBA. But for now, it’s best to stay put with the Wildcats. No one really thought they had a shot this year, who knows what he could do with more attention and better recruits in years to come. Tyler Rollason is a Winder-Bar row High School and Universi ty of West Georgia graduate. You can e-mail comments about this column to tyrollason @yahoo.com. Snapshots THE SWING OF THINGS The Bethlehem Christian Academy baseball team may have been on spring break from classes last week, but the Knights remained busy on the baseball diamond with four games, including three at the beach. See an update on BCA on page 4B in today’s sports section. Photo by Jessica Brown Football Benefit WBHS football benefit golf tourney set June 8 The 35th annual Greeson Open Golf Tournament will be held Wednesday, June 8, beginning at 10 a.m. at Pine Hills Golf Course. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The driving range will also open at that time. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to the top three overall teams. There will be raffles and silent auctions. Various sponsorship levels are available. To register or pay for a team, visit www.DoggsFootball. com. Request for Proposal This house is being offered for sale on the condition that the house be moved. Single family house to be moved, 1838 square feet built in 1910. (Barrow County Tax Record). Located at 301 Giles Road, Winder, GA 30680. Four large rooms, foyer and hall, kitchen, laundry room, bathroom, stairs to expandable attic. Tin roof, 4 original mantels, hardwood floors, cov ered front and back porches. Storm windows with some of the original window sashes stored in attic. Foundation is concrete block. Porches and steps are concrete over block foundations. Original wood siding believed to be in place, wrapped and covered with vinyl. Entire house, along with the storage building must be removed from the property and the small cellar must be filled and leveled. *The prop erty must be cleared completely off. *Bond and Permit Required.* The Barrow County Airport Authority will begin receiving bids Monday, May 2, 2016 and will conclude on Friday, May 6, 2016. Any questions should be directed to: Wanda Mitchell, Airport Supervisor, wjmairport@windstream.net, 770-307-3013. High School Tennis ON THE COURT Apalachee High School’s Raniah Al-Obaidi competes during a recent match for the Lady Wildcats. Photos by Jessica Brown ANYONE FOR TENNIS? The AHS Lady Wildcats continued their 2016 season last week. Players for AHS, including Megan Shoemake (top), Sara Martinez (left) and Kylie Turner (below) have shown steady improvement throughout the 2016 season for coach Jessica Hardy. knock out prematurity Friday, April 29th Fort Yargo State Park Registration Begins at 6 pm The Walk Starts at 7 pm march of dimes march for babies’ working together for stronger, healthier babies
