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Favorite color: Green 💚
Favorite snack: Any Fruit🍎🍊🍉🍇
Favorite quote: "We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated." – Maya Angelou
Funniest referee moment: I was refereeing a girls' youth game, and a timeout was called. Then one of the players walked up to me and said, "Mr... they keep passing me the ball, and I don't want it. And I looked down at her and responded, "Ok... go tell your coach." 😂
If you could have one superpower, it would be to make the world a better place 🌍
One thing you cook really well: Shrimp or crawfish etouffe🦐
Favorite book: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Favorite movie: Malcom X
1 Fun fact: Maine is the only state that has a one-syllable name.

Favorite color: Blue 🌀
Favorite Snack: Chocolate covered cherries 🍫🍒
Favorite Quote: “That's going to go over like a turd in a punch bowl”
Funniest referee moment:
I told a middle schooler "you can't do that" and called a foul for hand checking. The coach exclaimed "yes you can!" I immediately informed the kid that his coach was right and I was wrong. You can do that four more times......
One Thing You Cook Really Well: Shrimp Scampi 🍤
Favorite Book: Art of Happiness Dali Lama
Favorite Movie: Tombstone 🪦
1 Fun Fact: Pilots and Co-pilots avoid eating the same meal in case of food poisoning, the captain is to ensure the meals are not the same.

Favorite Color: Black & White stripes 🤍🖤
Favorite Snack: Whatever my wife makes
Favorite quote: “Be Prepared”
Funniest Referee Moment: 2nd year in SABO working the boys Middle School championship it was very hot packed gym and the sweat was pouring - Dad in the front row says “ hey ref I’m going to my car to get my fishing pole ….cause you making a retention pond out there” I had to really focus hard not to laugh too much 🤣
If you could have one super power: fly like Superman
One thing you cook really well: breakfast 🥞
Favorite Book: right now it’s the 2024 NFHS Case Book
Favorite Movie: The Godfather
1 Fun fact - I am a proud parent of 3 Eagle Scouts

Favorite color: I really don't have one but if I must pick one it would be BLUE🔵
Favorite snack: Sweets🧁🍭🍩
Favorite quote: "The more you know, the more you know you don't know".
Funniest referee moment: I have gone to officiate games and left uniform articles at home many times, i.e. jacket, pants, shirt, socks and my entire bag. But...one time I arrived at a contest only to discover I packed two left shoes. I was prepared to officiate the game in those shoes but luckily my partner had an extra pair of shoes in his bag 😅
If I could have one super power: It would be the powers of Professor X from the X-Men.
One thing I cook really well: Pecan Pie & Sweet Potato Pie 🥧
Favorite book: The Cat in the Hat & Green Eggs and Ham
Favorite movie: The original Lion King🦁 & the Avatar movies
1 Fun fact: I am a fried chicken connoisseur 🍗

Favorite Color – Blue 🔷
Favorite Snack – Popcorn 🍿
Favorite Quote - _”The choices you make dictate the life that you lead” – Frank Sonneburg
Funniest referee moment – 2 Years ago Riverside vs Sandalwood, high level boys’ game, going from old trail to new lead in transition I am racing down the court, get tripped up, literally roll over, bounce back up, get to lead, call a foul on illegal contact by defender all in one motion!😂
If you could have one superpower– Mind reader
One thing you Cook really well– Linguine and white calm sauce 🍝
Favorite Book – Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand
Favorite movie – Goodfellas
Favorite Band – Avett Brothers or the The Spinners
Fun fact – Paternoster means “our father” In Latin

Favorite Color : Blue (and Silver) 💠
Favorite Snack : Salted Peanuts 🥜
Favorite Quote : “With great power comes great responsibility”
Funniest referee moment : Got run over by a defender trucking the offensive player trying to get open on an in-bounds play and ended up 3 rows in the stands full of people. As my partners ran over to check on me, i blew my whistle and raised my fist for a foul laying on my back in the stands 😂
If you could have one super power : healing factor (and speed)
One thing you cook really well : Beef Tenderloin 🥩 or Smoked Tuna dip 🍣
Favorite book : Wheel of Time (series)
Favorite movie : Matrix 😎
1 Fun fact : I was talked into starting basketball officiating at the University of Kentucky by my future big brother in my fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, and officiating all sports was my only job in college.