Hampton Game

Hello again everyone! Yesterday, we had a basketball game vs. Hampton at their home court. We were originally 1-0 there. Yesterday, we made that 2-0 at Hampton School by winning 22-20. Here are some photos from the game.

Stillwater Game

I am really sorry that I didn't post about this, but I wasn't able to because I was sick again. For once, we won a game the year. We beat Stillwater 26-18 and played our best as they did. I congratulate Stillwater on their great performance. Here are a few photo's from the game!

Super Bowl XLVI

As we all hopefully know, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 5th 2012 in the 46th Super Bowl. As I previously stated, I wanted the Patriots to win. I think it is very unfortunate that Hernandez missed the tipped hail mary throw in the end zone, and cost the Patriots a Super Bowl victory. I hope that everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl and had a great time like I told you to have. I can't wait for the next Super Bowl! Please take the poll to your right on who do you think will be in the next Super Bowl!

Andover Game

I apologize that I did not post on Sunday, but it was the Super Bowl Sunday. We lost terribly to Andover Rec. The score was 13-42 Andover. Here are some pictures from the game.
                                                             

Game Against Frelinghuysen.

I apologize for not posting about this game yesterday. In our best game this year, we lost by 4 points to the team from Frelinghuyson. Also, I did not mention who my pick was for Super Bowl XLVI. I believe that that the Patriots will be the champs because there offense has improved immensely and the defense is much better now. As for the Giants, I think that they are in the same position that they were in last Super Bowl. That would be a very good position to win.

The 46st Super Bowl is Here!

After a long wait, the 46th Super Bowl has arrived. Ironically, Eli Manning will be playing at Peyton's home stadium for a second championship ring. The Super Bowl will be the New York Giants vs. the New England Patriots fighting  to lift the Lombardi trophy. Don't forget that the Pro Bowl kicks off Super Bowl week! Check your local listings for the Pro Bowl.  Remember to have fun while watching the 46th annual Super Bowl!!!!!

NFL and Basketball Update

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let y'all know that my basketball game has been canceled (not because of the snow today). Here is an update on the NFL. The AFC Championship will be the Baltimore Ravens vs. the New England Patriots. In the AFC, I think that the Ravens will win that game. The NFC Championship will be the New York Giants vs. the San Francisco 49ers. I believe that the 49ers will win and go to the Super Bowl and lose to the Ravens.

The Beauty of Nature

Earlier this evening, I too these photos of the sky. Nature is a beautiful and destructive force. These photos show the beautiful side of nature. Please leave a comment and tell me what you think!

Game Against Green Township

Yesterday, we lost to the best Green Township team. We played good, but they were better and we only had 6 players. The score was 28-15 them. Here are 2 pics from the game.

The Risks of Sports

As many of you may know, many sports are very high in risks of injury. Those sports are football, baseball, basketball, snowboarding and skiing just to name a few. If you want to know why each is dangerous, here are the explanations. Football has high risks because you were so much heavy and solid padding. All of that and you are running straight at someone and so there are serious risks of injury in this sport. Baseball also has injury risks, and those are the risks of broken bones when fielding a fly ball, sliding, running, playing defense and being in the crowd.

The risks of injury to the crowd is broken bats or unnoticed home runs or foul balls. Basketball is a risk for many injuries. Those include broken bones, pulled muscles, twisted ankles and a whole lot of bruising. Snowboarding and skiing have the same risks. Those are broken bones, running into someone or being run into, and hypothermia.

As you can clearly see, almost all sports come with the risk of injury. Always remember your safety equipment and common sense to stay safe and not make stupid decisions that could get you hurt!

Blogging Notice!

Hello everyone! THis is a quick notice that from the 17th of this January to the 21st I will not be able to post because I will be on a camping trip with my 6th grade class. Apparently, there is no internet in the middle of nowhere AKA the campsite. I will have the score and some photo's from today's game for you tomorrow.

Moon Photos

 On January 10th, 2012 I took these two photos of the moon. Moon photography is extremely difficult because you need to take time to learn the correct settings on your camera and you need the right kind of camera and lens combo which can get extremely expensive. THese photos will be added to the Photo Archive (see link below) so you can see them many times along with other photos I have taken.

Photo Archive Link

                                                                     

Where's the Snow?!?!?!?!?!?!

As most people on the east coast have noticed, there has been an unfortunate lack of snow this winter. I do realize that most people do not like snow because it makes it unsafe for driving, but I love the snow because it is fun to play in and it will sometimes get you out of having to go to school. Here are some photo's of our snow-filled winter from last year. All photos except for the ones with dog prints were taken in front of my grandmothers house.

Game against Byram

I apologize for not posting yesterday, but I had a headache. We lost to Byram 30-27. We could have won at the last second, because we were down by 1 point, by letting it roll to the half court line, pick it up dribble and make a 2 point shot and win the game by one. Instead, they stole the ball and made the shot and won.
Note: we are the team with the black jersey's not grey.

My Basketball Season

As some of you know, I love to play basketball. I am once again playing and would like to tell you that 1/8/12 (a Sunday) and on all the Sundays until the third week in March I will posting about the games. Also, I will have professional action shots courtesy of my Dad. If you want to preview some of his amazing pictures, please visit the link below.

www.michaelscove.blogspot.com   Thank you!!!!

Quick Update

I apologize for not posting this week. I was back at school and we had a lot of homework. A quick update though on new posting. Every Sunday starting this Sunday, I will be posting on my basketball games. Also, I will keep you up to date on every NFL Playoff games. The first ones are  Bengals vs. Houston at 1:00PM. tomorrow (Saturday). Then at 8 PM the Lions play the Saints. Then on Sunday the Falcons play the Giants at 1 PM and then at 4:30 PM the Steelers take on the Broncos.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope everyone watched Dick Clark's 40th aniversity New Years Party. I thought it was a great show. And look, were not all dead!!! I guess the universe did not explode after all. I hope you all had a happy New Year and got some sleep after a late night last night! Thank you for all the page views in December. I beat my old record of 72 page views set year ago in January. I got a total of 107 thanks to you! Lets try to best that this year! Thank you and happy New Year!

iPhone vs. Android controversy

Lately, the iPhone vs. Android controversy has become well noticed. It is my opinion that smart phones are now the best things to buy because they are like having a computer in your hand anywhere without wifi. I have always been a huge fan of Apple and there products. Lately though, the Android has started to (according to many reviews) surpass the iPhone. I personally don't like this one bit.

I think that the iPhone is better because it does not have a bulky keyboard. I also think the iPhone is better because it so simple to use and has specific features for the physically impaired. A final reason that I believe the iPhone is better is because Apple is so nice, supportive and easy to work with. Apple has never let me down and so I applaud them for that. Please leave your view of this matter below in the comment box.

Blog Poll

Hi again!!! I decided to have a poll today on 5 topics. Please leave your answer in the form of a comment.

1: Do you know what the Apple Company is?
2: Do you know who Steve Jobs was?
3: Do you own a product of Apple? ex. iPad, iPod, iPhone, MacBook Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air, iMac.

4: Do you enjoy historical buildings and learning about history?
5: Do you frequently visit this blog?

Thank you for your participating in this poll. The answers will be posted(hopefully) next week if I get enough participation.

Brand New Pics

 Hello everyone! Here are a few of the photos that I promised to get to you. The first two are photos of a red squirrl I saw in my yard. The the third one is a cool picture of rain I took in May. Please leave a comment on the photos.

Merry Christmas!

Hi and merry Christmas! I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas. I have a non Christmas related pic that I took a few days ago. I don't have it on my iPod(were I am posting from) so I will post another pic instead of that one. This is a picture of the sound board/box that I recently operated for my school's winter concert. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I will post more in a few days about my holiday party for my family and New Years celebrations. Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

Games Against Byram and Sparta

Unfortunately, our last two games have been close but we lost both by a combined margin of 8 points. We are on a 0-2 streak since our Newton game. Another bad thing was that we would have won if the refs had there heads on straight and would have called the 4 intentional fouls on our starting point guard who was eventually hurt and had to leave the game. The refs only called  .00000000000000000000000000000000000001 of the fouls they should of called on Sparta. The Byram game was different than Sparta. We played the good Byram team and lost by 2 points. Lucky us that the refs in that game had there heads on straight. Also, in the Sparta game I scored my 6th point this season.

Game Against Newton

Today we played Newton in a great game for us. Today we are still undefeated after blowing out Newton 36-8. We came close to beating our record of points for this season which was 38, but we only scored 36. Today I made a shot that I thought was too long to go in. We tied our record for least points allowed (8). We set that record in our first game against Byram. Also, Bryam happens to be the next team we play. Below is a picture of the scoreboard at the end of the game, and the shot that I made. However, you can't see the ball in the second picture of me shooting.

Super Bowl XLV Part 2

I do realize that it is a little bit late to post about the Super Bowl, but I forgot to, so I will do it now. This year's super bowl was played between #2 in the AFC Pittsburgh Steelers and #6 NFC Green Bay Packers. The final score was 31-25. Please note, I forgot the score and tried to remember it to the best of my abilities. The Pittsburgh Steelers were favored because they had won six previous Super Bowls. In this Super Bowl, however, the Steelers lost to the Green Bay Packers and Arron Rodgers. Personally, I was rooting for the Packers. Now everyone had to have loved the halftime show by the Black
Eyed Peas. I thought that it was the best halftime show since the halftime show thing started. And that is all.

My Basketball Games This Season

This season has been the best season we have ever had since we started.  The final score in each of our first five games are as follows: 28-8, 25-23(ot), 29-15, 36-14, 32-27. We are undefeated still, and I think we will play Byram next week, but I lost my schedule, so I don't know. All I know is that if we play Byram, we will win. Below are pictures from all the games. The first picture is our Byram game. The second picture is our Sparta game, and the third picture is our Frelinghuysen game. Please note the third picture was taken before the game ended , so the final score was different.

Game Against Frelinghuysen

Last night at 7 pm we played Frelighyson in our hardest game yet. In this game we once again won 32-27. This game was our hardest because the lead kept changing from team to team. Also the ref was not that good because he called moving screens on us when it was the Frelinghyson players who ran into us. The end result turned out good for us, though, since we won. We are still undefeated.

Super Bowl XLV Part 1

This year is the 46th anniversary since the Super Bowl started. Let me tell you a little history about how early football evolved into today's perfect game. The game of football started in the year 1878.  Then, it was played with a soccer ball and no pads. The first time there was a championship was around the 1920's. The first time the super bowl was played was the 1966 super bowl when Green Bay defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in Los Angeles.  This year the Super bowl will be played in Indianapolis, Indiana where we will see the 2 best teams in the NFL play to lift the Lombardi trophy. Below is the list of who won which Super Bowl and where.

Super Bowl 1	1967	Los Angeles	Green Bay Packers	Kansas City Chiefs	35-10
Super Bowl 2	1968	Miami	Green Bay Packers	Oakland Raiders	33-14
Super Bowl 3	1969	Miami	New York Jets	Baltimore Colts	16-7
Super Bowl 4	1970	New Orleans	Kansas City Chiefs	Minnesota Vikings	23-7
Super Bowl 5	1971	Miami	Baltimore Colts	Dallas Cowboys	16-13
Super Bowl 6	1972	New Orleans	Dallas Cowboys	Miami Dolphins	24-3
Super Bowl 7	1973	Los Angeles	Miami Dolphins	Washington Redskins	14-7
Super Bowl 8	1974	Houston	Miami Dolphins	Minnesota Vikings	24-7
Super Bowl 9	1975	New Orleans	Pittsburgh Steelers	Minnesota Vikings	16-6
Super Bowl 10	1976	Miami	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dallas Cowboys	21-17
Super Bowl 11	1977	Pasadena	Oakland Raiders	Minnesota Vikings	32-14
Super Bowl 12	1978	New Orleans	Dallas Cowboys	Denver Broncos	27-10
Super Bowl 13	1979	Miami	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dallas Cowboys	35-31
Super Bowl 14	1980	Pasadena	Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams	31-19
Super Bowl 15	1981	New Orleans	Oakland Raiders	Philadelphia Ealges	27-10
Super Bowl 16	1982	Pontiac, MI	San Francisco 49ers	Cincinnati Bengals	26-21
Super Bowl 17	1983	Pasadena	Washington Redskins	Miami Dolphins	27-17
Super Bowl 18	1984	Tampa	Los Angeles Raiders	Washington Redskins	38-9
Super Bowl 19	1985	Stanford, CA	San Francisco 49ers	Miami Dolphins	38-16
Super Bowl 20	1986	New Orleans	Chicago Bears	New England Patriots	46-10
Super Bowl 21	1987	Pasadena	New York Giants	Denver Broncos	39-20
Super Bowl 22	1988	San Diego	Washington Redskins	Denver Broncos	42-10
Super Bowl 23	1989	Miami	San Francisco 49ers	Cincinnati Bengals	20-16
Super Bowl 24	1990	New orleans	San Francisco 49ers	Denver Broncos	55-10
Super Bowl 25	1991	Tampa	New York Giants	Buffalo Bills	20-19
Super Bowl 26	1992	Minneapolis	Washington Redskins	Buffalo Bills	37-24
Super Bowl 27	1993	Pasadena	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	52-17
Super Bowl 28	1994	Atlanta	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	30-13
Super Bowl 29	1995	Miami	San Francisco 49ers	San Diego Chargers	49-26
Super Bowl 30	1996	Tempe	Dallas Cowboys	Pittsburgh Steelers	27-17
Super Bowl 31	1997	New Orleans	Green Bay Packers	New England Patriots	25-21
Super Bowl 32	1998	San Diego	Denver Broncos	Green Bay Packers	31-24
Super Bowl 33	1999	Miami	Denver Broncos	Atlanta Falcons	34-19
Super Bowl 34	2000	Atlanta	St. Louis Rams	Tennessee Titans	23-16
Super Bowl 35	2001	Tampa	Baltimore Ravens	New York Giants	34-7
Super Bowl 36	2002	New Orleans	New England Patriots	St. Louis Rams	20-17
Super Bowl 37	2003	San Diego	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Oakland Raiders	48-21
Super Bowl 38	2004	Houston	New England Patriots	Carolina Panthers	32-29
Super Bowl 39	2005	Jacksonville	New England Patriots	Philadelphia Eagles	24-21
Super Bowl 40	2006	Detroit	Pittsburgh Steelers	Seattle Seahawks	21-10
Super Bowl 41	2007	Miami	Indianapolis Colts	Chicago Bears	29-17
Super Bowl 42	2008	Glendale, AZ	New York Giants	New England Patriots	17-14
Super Bowl 43	2009	Tampa	Pittsburgh Steelers	Arizona Cardinals	27-23
Super Bowl 45	2011	Arlington, TX	Green Bay	Pittsburgh Steelers	31-25
Super Bowl 46	2012	Indianapolis

Ice: An Enemy?

Ice is a very controversial thing. It can be helpful or it can be an annoyance. When ice is helpful is when it's in cubes cooling a drink or when its crushed in a bag and placed on a sore muscle. When ice is not helpful is when it covers the road in a thick sheet and makes it unsafe to drive. Another time ice is not helpful is when it sleets hard or hails. Today my dad and I took a picture of a huge icicle that was hanging on our roof before breaking it and collecting the pieces.

Golf: A Sport Known Round the World

Golf is a sport that anyone can play at almost any age. Golf is a wonderful sport because it can be easy or hard. Anyone who wants to play golf can with the proper training and equipment. In the U.S., there are over 10,000 golf courses. You have to be careful though as some courses are private and only club members can play on them. Also you need to have the correct equipment to play golf well. If your clubs are too long or too short, you will not be able to play your best. Also, remember that their are classes online, on t.v. and in your own town were you can learn to play golf. Happy golfing!!!!!!!!

Game Against Stillwater

Friday, January, 28th, we played Stillwater in an away game at night. We once again beat our record for this season for most points. We moved it from 29 to 38. We won the game 38-14. We should have had more points for the 6 or 10 fouls the ref did not call. In this game, the other team only had one good player, and he only played half the game. This is our first of two away games. This is also our first Friday night game. Our next game will be next Friday at 7:00 at Frelinghyson school.

Snow

Most people think of snow as tiny balls of water that is cold precipitating down onto the ground. That is very wrong. Snow is tiny ice crystals that form, and when they are heavy enough they fall to earth. When the snow hits the ground, most of the time it melts for a while then starts collecting. The only time snow collects immediately after falling is if the ground is below the temperature of the snow crystals. Snow is also very helpful. One way snow is helpful is because it can bring water to the ground to help the water cycle.  Another good thing snow does, if there is enough of it, it will give you a snow day, or at least a delayed opening. Some of the bad things snow can do is freeze very hard and become the dangerous black ice. Another bad thing snow does is snow too much and cancel your basketball practice like it did tonight, January 26, 2011. Remember don't groan at snow, think of all the great things snow does for us.  Below is a picture of a bird that is standing on the snow. If you look closely, you can see the tiny snow crystals.

Game Against Hampton

Today we played Hampton in our last home game for 2 weeks. We got off to a good start with the lead and the lead never swiched to Hampton's side.We continued our perfect winning streak against this team. We have never lost to Hampton since I have played. In total, we are 3-0 and going into our only two away games this season. They are back to back weeks and both on Friday nights. During the game one of my friends was fouled 3 times by the same peerson. That one player fouled a total of 4 times and was lucky to stay in the game. We did not beat our all-time points record which was 48 set last year, but we did break our record for this year by one. We moved it from 28 to 29.  I am sorry but I do not have any pictures from todays game. 

Homework

Homework. I absolutly hate homework because it takes time away from us kids lives. We as kids should not have homework because in the time it takes us to do it we could be outside getting more exersise or we could be inside discovering somethig new. I belive homework should be eliminated. The whole reason for school is to do our work in school, and not at home. Also in the time it takes me to do my homework I could be getting better at basketball, or helping someone else. Homework is a total waste of time.

      

Winter Birds

During the winter some birds are not here in Fredon, but some very beautiful birds still stick around. My dad loves photographing nature, so I haved learned alot about the birds that stick in Fredon for the winter. My favorite bird is the male cardinal. I like him because of his vibrant colors and that he is a very hard bird to photograph. I also love photography, but I like to photograph the sky, landscapes and sports. My best hit in the photography world was when, in the summer, I won second place in the New Jersey State Fair for a photo of a bush that looked to be on fire but really was not. Another bird species that is here in Fredon in the winter is the mourning dove. I have only seen it once, but I am sure that it has been here more than once. Below is a picture of the male cardinal. Keep following for more posts.

Historic Buildings: Keep or Move

Today I went to an area that had some historic buildings and I was very mad at what was happening. The first problem I saw was that the lead paint was peeling and that if a big gust of wind came it could blow the lead paint into the nearby stream and pollute the water. A second problem was that jagged metal tools were sticking out of the snow. If someone did not see them they could get hurt. A final problem was the wood was all rotten and moldy, and it's not good for the enviorment and looks unsightly. I personally think that the government should get rid of these buildings or move them inside a large musem so that the buildings don't pollute the enviorment any longer. I am sorry that I do not have a picture to show you of the buildings. Keep following for more posts.
   Liam

Our First Basketball Game This Season

The first game of the season was suppose to end up with us being crushed by the new team Byram. The outcome was the complete opposite. We won 28-8 in a complete blowout. Byram did not score until the second half. In that game my friend, Justin, scored our first 10 points, then I was the second person to score makeing a 16 ft jumpshot. After the game I wondered why that team did not play like they were rumoured to. Now after our Sparta game we are 2-0 and we will go on to play Hampton next Saturday,the 22nd. The picture at the bottom shows the scoreboard (in the backround) at the end of the game. Keep following for more posts. 

Game against sparta

On Saturday the 15th I had a basketball game against Sparta

At the end of regulation time we were tied at 23 so we went to overtime. No one scored in overtime until there was 1.5 seconds left. My teamates Matt and Justin plowed through everyone and Justin made the last second game-winning shot with 1.1 second left. We are now 2-0 and will play Hampton next Saturday. the picture at the bottom shows the scoreboard at the end of the game. Horay for Fredon!!! Keep folowing for more posts.

Liam