This will be introduction 1/2 for me in the introduceyourself tag of steemit, and im simply giving my new friends and new acquaintances on steemit a look into my past for your entertainment.
So essentially in 2012-13 i was statistically, and ranked by many HS sports magazines (such as vype) the #1 running back in Oklahoma. I transferred to the 5a school you will see me playing for after my freshman year, which prior to the transfer i played at a class B school. The major differences being in class B i played 8 man football, and only had a graduating class of around 20, in 5a we played many of the best teams in the state and i had a graduating class of around 250.
As you could guess, i transferred to the larger school after my freshman year because i realized how good i could be. My freshman year i was the first freshman RB in class B history to have over 1,000 yards rushing and 25 TD's.
Throughout that whole time, and even before, i was madly in love with baseball, and it was debatable as to which sport i was better at. In all honesty to this day i dont know which one that was. i did go on to play college baseball, but that decision was driven by financial reasons i.e. i was offered much more to play baseball than i was football due to sketchy reasoning's which may have been racial in nature but im not for certain and wont claim to be. In the end, that didnt work out as planned and now im just finishing up college and grinding my way into the talk show market. You can compare the video to the article and maybe discern for yourself which i was better at.
The Video below shows you most of my best plays from my senior year of football, and the article below that describes what was probably my greatest pitching performance in my life.
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http://newsok.com/article/3808167
EDMOND — Jimmy Wood knew this time would come for Noble.
After reaching the state baseball tournament for the first time since 1996, Noble defeated Deer Creek 3-2 in the Class 5A quarterfinals — giving the Bears their first state tournament victory since a semifinal win 17 years ago.
“This means everything to us,” Wood said. “When I got here as a sophomore we started working for this. I remember looking at the class behind me and knowing we would be here.
“It took us a couple years, but we're here and we're for real.”
Wood — the Bears' only senior — went 2-for-4 at the plate, driving in all three Noble runs with a pair of doubles.
He was equally as impressive on the mound. He struck out six and surrendered just one hit over 4 2/3 shutout innings in relief of starter Derek Underwood.
“I just wanted to do it for all my boys,” Wood said. “I think we have the best defense in the state, and it's really easy to pitch with that behind you.”
Wood opened the scoring with a two-out, two-RBI double in the top of the second. But Deer Creek (26-9) answered quickly with two runs in the third inning to tie the game. The Antlers threatened to take the lead with the bases loaded and just one out.
That's when Noble (33-4) turned to Wood, as the senior came in to get back-to-back strikeouts and leave the bases loaded.
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“He (Wood) is the type of kid that has the mentality to come into tight situations and not let the pressure get to him,” Noble coach Brad Anglin said. “When our starters have struggled, he's maintained that relief role for us.”
Noble caught a tough break in the sixth inning when a leadoff double by Corey Jennings was erased after Deer Creek successfully appealed that Jennings had failed to touch first base.
The Bears weren't fazed, picking up another leadoff hit an inning later to start the seventh with a single from Braden Buol. Two batters later, Wood came through again, driving in Buol with a double and giving Noble the lead for good.
“We had the leadoff double and got called out, but the key was we responded to that well,” Anglin said. “The one thing we definitely do is play with a lot of confidence no matter what.”
Noble will play Carl Albert at 4 p.m. in the semifinals on Friday.
Thanks for reading & watching! There will be part 2 to my introduceyourself tag coming soon. Tomorrow morning at the latest.
I am Jimmy Wood, host of The Animating Podcast and creator of www.theanimatedcontest.com. I am a voluntaryist, anarchist, and freedom lover. I appreciate the upvotes and welcome you to the animated contest for freedom.