September 12

Friday night football at JP McCaskey as the Red Tornado hosted Reading High. Anytime JPM plays a Berks County opponent I invariably run into people I know, this night was no exception. This was the final non-league game on the schedule, the Red Tornado entered at 1-1 having ended a horrendous losing streak with a win in York in week #2 (I would have been at that game but my arteries had other ideas). Earlier in the week I had contacted Jon Mitchell about my situation, when I arrived they had my PA setup on the first floor of the press box. I had always worked from the second floor previously but in order to get there one must climb a ladder that is bolted to the wall, it is literally a ninety-degree ten-foot climb straight up the wall. At the current time I'm sure no doctor would consider my doing that a good idea. The new setup worked well although it felt a little strange being on the ground floor instead of up top. JPM struggled from the start on this night, at halftime RHS led 20-0. La'Detrius Sibley rushed for a TD early in the third to break the shutout but Reading responded by scoring twenty unanswered points. The Red Tornado added scores on a Kamaal Gantz run and a Brandon Allen pass reception but it was nowhere near enough, the final score was 47-20. Divisional play begins for JPM on the road on the 19th, the club returns home on the 26th for a three-game homestand. As is my wont during football season I walked to and from the game instead of driving (it's not that far and the traffic after the game is never good), when I arrived home I felt perfectly fine. I've had absolutely no adverse reactions to my procedure thus far, I have a follow-up on Tuesday the 16th but so far so good. Take care, thanks for reading.