HHI THRIVING AT near 60 (in HOOPS YEARS)

By Your Athletic Supporter, Jack Strap

In early September 2012, HHI (Hills Hoops Inc) will be turning 20 which will make it 60 in HOOPS YEARS (also next age milestone for HHI Founding Fathers).  Commissioner Mighty Kerr along with his Deputy Coach Bill have kept the league THRIVING by adding needed new players.  Yesterday morning, the old & the new all showed on a be-a-u-tiful day @ Da Hills.

I'll try to remember all (23) hoopsters the best I can considering I'm now only a "Holiday" Player (this Holiday was the Morton Powder Coatings Reunion Friday Night outside at the Beverly Hills Tavern & Quick Mike's TCFL Championship Party @ High Noon after HHI):

• The Hecking Crew = Captain What the Heck, Everybody Knows Joey (who left early with an injury after being knocked down in Game 1 by that "bully" Magnum), Who Killed Kenny, Diggetty Doug Bales (who "Gutted" out all the games after hurting his knee), Young "Gets to the Rim" Wyo Guy, and Yours Truly Jack Strap
• Junior High = Captain Junior, Swoop, Quick, DMG--Dorf Meister General, and new "Red Shirt" guy (somebody tell the dude it's blue or white)
• Stay Puff Marsh-Mellow Men = Captain Marsh, Nelly Jr, Doc Todd, New Guy Chris, Mohawk Kids Guy, and Magnum (who now needs knee & blisters surgery, but stays at a "Holiday Inn Express" when he visits his Girlfriend Kelly Hogwood in Philly & he also met Bails Mom who stands at 4'11")
• Nelly's Shockies = Captain Wooooh Nelly, Scholesinator, Tony Rhyme-or-Reason, Coach Bill, Mighty Kerr (THX for help remembering teams), and Jiggetty Jon Bailey (Bails nephew)

Round #1 of the Round-Round Robin Goes Hacker Bob-Bob-Bob'in Along Tourney saw Junior High make Quick (& Junior) work of Nelly's Shockies while an epic struggle played out on the other court between the Stay Puff Marsh-Mellow Men & The Hecking Crew.  Finally, and I mean finally Magnum had to decide whether to take away a game-winning deuce opp from Heck or Strap, and he chose to guard Heck and he lost as Jack buried it.

As per HHI tourney tradition, the Stink'in Losers switched courts for Round 2 setting up an intriguing Bailey vs. Bailey head-to-head match-up which was won by the younger & healthier Bails, but the game was won by The Hecking Crew led by Heck's scoring.  Meanwhile in a longer battle Junior High outlasted the Marsh-Mellow Men as Swoop did a good D-job on his tough assignment vs. their Captain.

So the two undefeateds: The Hecking Crew & Junior High then met for the Daily Championship (Note Coach can report on the Stink'in Losers Title if he so chooses).  So after intense negotiations between Junior & Jack Strap--Junior High got their home court but The Hecking Crew got their choice of baskets.  Although it didn't seem like that mattered much as The Hecking Crew played like their namesake Wrecking Crew while dismantling Junior High behind Heck's D and the fastbreaking O of Who Killed Kenny & Young "Get to the Rim" Wyo guy. 

Thus Your Athletic Supporter, Jack Strap takes an HHI Daily Championship back to West York until he plays again, maybe during July 4 Independence Weekend.  Meanwhile I'll follow along with Mighty Kerr's HHI Reports as HHI continues THRIVING AT near 60 (in B-Ball years old.