Summer 2026 vs Penn HS: Pass From Jude Michael for the Dunk

 

May, June, July 2026

 

If You Coach Long Enough...

I'm a nobody coach.

72 career wins in seven years as a head coach.

Many more wins as an assistant.

But...this will be year 36 for me coaching, and I've bounced around.

I've settled here at Silver Creek and because of that, we've won titles including two state championships, we've coached 5 players that went on to play D1 basketball, one at Purdue.

But this guy above who played at Purdue, was selected in the second round of the NBA draft.

I've coached a kid who has been drafted to the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

We're still not sure if he made the roster, will have a two day contract, or will go on internationally, but...

He was drafted by the NBA.

And I coached him, or at least around when he played.

And that's pretty cool.

 

Too Good For This World, Well I Live in this World

Hannah Ray passed away, and it's not good.

26 year old, second grade teacher, pretty, wonderful voice, the nicest person you will know, and she's gone now.

She's too nice for this world.

So, so, so true, but we're all selfish about wanting her to be here.

She is a believer in God and Jesus Christ, so all of us believers know she's home now with her Father.

But still...it hurts.

I'm not someone who always gets close to people because when you lose them, it hurts.

But it was hard to not admire, respect, and look up to Hannah.

And though we weren't close, and though I didn't see or speak to her often, it still hurts.

It's like there is a piece of me missing, and it feels odd.

I cannot even imagine what her parents, siblings, my children and every other friend and family member is going through because this isn't fair.

People like her are supposed to die of old age.

People like her are supposed to go on and influence and mentor thousands of people as they go through her classes.

People like her are what we need for the world to be better.

They're not supposed to leave so early.

But...

She's where we all want to end up in Heaven.

She is hearing well done good and faithful servant from Jesus.

She's in no more pain and on no machines.

She's conversing with all of the people of the Bible and all of her friends and family that have gone before us.

She is with Jesus.

And how great is that?!

Yet...

That hole that I have and how everyone else who knew her won't fill.

I heard someone say that losing a loved one is like losing a body part. 

You never get over it because you're different, but you learn to adapt and move on.

How are you and everyone doing has been asked a lot.

The answer...not good, but there's been a lot of crying and a lot of laughing when sharing or thinking of her.

But it sucks.

I don't miss just her, but what she was.

It wasn't her hair, her face or anything physical, it's the way she lived and just how she...was.

I miss her.

And I pain for all those who loved her so much because she was so much the representation of Jesus's love.

https://www.hughestaylor.net/obituaries/hannah-ray

Silver Creek Boys Basketball Awards 2026

Varsity

J.V.

Freshmen

 

One More Year...