Organized Chaos

There are rare occasions that happen in your life when you’re not sure what you’re seeing. Or, it’s hard to fathom what you’re seeing in front of you.

What the Mosley girls soccer team currently is doing is one of those occasions.

The Dolphins are 18-0-1 with one match to go before the district tournament next week. They have been scored upon in only four matches, with Arnold’s two-goal outburst on Tuesday the most.

They are the favorite to win not only the district, but all indications are pointing this team to the Final Four. It’s there they will, and we will learn just how good they are.

But let’s put this into perspective.

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There’s little question Bay’s annual Barnstorm boys basketball tournament is one of the area’s best. This year is no exception, despite several blowouts on the first couple of days.

Here’s some items about this year’s Barnstorm that you may not be aware of. Count this as a little behind the scenes look at the ninth Barnstorm.

— Franklin High of Tennessee was the only school to truly bring a stable with them. The team was accompanied by cheerleaders, tons of them (well more like 16 or so), as well as a healthy fanbase. The team’s not half bad, either, as it was one of the favorites coming in and has done nothing to dispel that notion.

— Port St. Joe’s Willie Quinn fouled out on Monday, but his departure from the game was controversial. The Marianna scorebook had him with five fouls, while the Port St. Joe scorekeeper had three fouls and two others, one on each player, that the Marianna scorer did not have.

The decision was made to go with Marianna’s book since the Bulldogs were the home team and deemed official. PSJ coach Derek Kurnitsky, who at the time had lost 11 straight games in the John L. Cobb Gymnasium, shrugged his shoulders and told his team “I don’t think Willie’s had five fouls called on him all season.”

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