Spanky Harper

Bluejay Football; a love story Semi-hard championship edition Written, edited, and dictated by Spanky Harper With a dip in muh lip and a tear in muh eye I can proudly say the Bluejays are going to state. I was just a lil sH!t the last time the Bluejays made it to Indy to play for a championship. I dreamed of the day when that gold helmet would be mine. I was so anxious the night before Coach Bill Ridley handed me that Riddell for the first time. I was concussed no less than 30 times that freshman season. It was a rite of passage. I could say so much about this team and I will. The mental resolve of this team is unquestioned. 3 years in a row all the Bluejays had to do was win in week 14 and they would punch their ticket to Lucas Oil. 3 years in a row they went home. But they didn’t go home and pout. They hunkered down on it. Grabbed life by the haunches and mounted it. Life is all about riding those waves. Ur gonna be high like me sometimes. Sometimes ur gonna be low like Root Allen. I am not going to pontificate on the weightlifting numbers, but they are significant. I will expound on the idea that the work ethic is something that has not been highlighted. Lots of people ask me, “Spanky, those boys are strong. What's in the water down there in Judson?” Well, the water is full of fluoride and roundup from the field runoff. But people miss the work ethic. Howd dem boys get so strong? They worked at it. Everyday. Every week. Every month. Every year. For four years. Some much longer than that. I can look in the mirror and still see that small boy who was dying to wear a gold helmet and a blue jersey. Dying to have Coach O scream at him to get down the line. Dying to run power for coach kevin brown. Dying to have the “Gare Bear” Gary Cox call his name to get into the game. Dying to get to state. I wish i could talk to that kid. Tell him that everything is gonna be alright. You wont make it state lil spanky as a player. But in many years, you will be there to watch these kids chase their dreams. The team's dreams. The dreams of an entire community. Then i’d put a dip in his lip and show him how to bore out the motor on an ‘89 fiero. Spankin By the Numbers 1st- North Semi-State Championship for Coach Lambert. 3rd- North Semi-State Championship for the North Judson Bluejays. 4th- State Finals appearance for the Bluejays. 14- the number of wins for the Bluejays. A school record. 2 Cents with Spanky Harper- keep the change South Adams- Mad respect. The defense played hard. Adams county has a great football tradition. Those coaches and players have a lot to look forward to. Hit the weight room and the buffet table. South Putnam- better luck next year. Id say hit the weights, but that wasnt the problem last night. Providence- see ya in indy. I have been cleared by muh PO to travel to Indy for the state title game. I have to be back in starke county by 5pm. We will be tailgating in the parking lot at 8am. Look for the tailgate with all the smoke rollin and Poison “nuttin but a good time” on repeat. Tell em spanky sent ya. SEE YINS @ STATE!

There and Back Again; A Judson Tale. Regional Championship Edition Written, edited, dictated by Spanky Harper I was born runnin. Runnin wild. Runnin that denham blacktop. We were richgrove boys back then. Me n sherm n scutch. We ran all day. We ran all nite. Runnin from the law. Runnin from child support payments. Runnin from muh past. The truth is u cant run forever. I learned that the hard way serving six months with root allen. Ya know who was running tonite? Wilcox, McDaniel, and Benson. Them boys was runnin tonite. Runnin like they stoled it. Runnin like pappy was comin at them with the belt. Runnin for a regional title. Runnin for their football lives. They was runnin. Spankin by the numbers 3- 1,000 yard rushers for the Bluejays this season. McDaniel, Benson, and Wilcox. 4-Regional Championships in a row for the Bluejays. A school record. 7- Touchdowns in one game for a Wilcox. A School Record. 9- count them 9, Regional Championships all-time for the Bluejay Football team. Two Cents with Spanky Harper---keep the change North Judson- One team. One dream. One goal. Win and survive. 4 Regionals in a row. No small feat for any school. South Adams- Welcome to muh town. I have been a gracious host before to those from adams county. Here is what you need to know for friday. They did open a Burger place in Mark Bailey’s Discount Center and they have a Bigby coffee. We have some fast food that is pretty basic. The irish pub has killer apps. The ice cream place in town will be an option but it will be bizzeee. Parking lot at the school is huge. Food options at Liberty field vary, but we do have food trucks come in and coffee. I would dress warm. We look forward to welcoming the starfires to beautiful Liberty Field. You will want to avoid root allen. If you see him just stir clear. Taylor- great season. Beating pioneer is no small feat. something to build upon for the future. Hit the weights and the buffet line. North Miami- what year for the North miami warriors. New to the HNAC. made it all the way to the regional. They will bust you up with that option attack. hit the weights and buffet table. Xoxo, Spanky

The long, hard road to Judson A sexual championship edition Written, edited, and dictated by Spanky Harper. Deep is muh love. I have had a hard time kickin the wyld turkey cuz muh love runs deep. I had a thing for this woman named ella sue n boy did muh love run deep. I grew up lovin blueJay football. It was all i knew at times. All i had. And muh love runs deep. Winning never gets old. I get old. Root allen looks old as hell these days. But winning never seems to age a day. Its forever youthful. The faces change. The jersey numbers change. A lot of things change in this life. But somethings never change. Death, taxes, and Bluejay Football. Spankin By the Numbers 17 & 1- Coach Lambert’s record in the sectionals since taking over as head coach for the Bluejays in 2019. 4- Sectional 41 Titles in row for the Bluejays. Back2back2back2shermanback 5- The number of Sectional Titles for the Bluejays since 2019. 17- Sectional Titles for the Bluejays all-time. 2 cents with Spanky harper-keep the change. North Judson set records tonite. Most points in a season. Most rushing yards. Most total yards. We’re not done yet. Pioneer- you broke muh heart. I had a hankering for gas station chicken. See ya at home next year. I expect it will be for a conference championship. Triton- tuff season. Weird season. Like really weird. They were a tough team. 59 was a dude. I look forward to not having to travel to Bourbon for a regular season game next year. North Miami- congratulations. Whats on the menu this week? Chicken salad? Pizza? stank burgers? This week the jays will travel to somewhere in Howard county. If muh PO clears we are pregaming at Big Daddy’s north end of the mo. they have a killer buffet and all the busch lite you can handel. See yins in hoco.

HNAC Championship Ruminations Written, edited, and dictated by Spanky Harper Muh PO gave me a curfew for the game. Be home by 10 or bunk up with Root Allen for the next six months. Nuttin against Root. Hes muh boy. Hes a great guy and all, but 6 months with root is not somethin im lookin to do; again. Royal centre hasnt changed much since i last hung out in the cornfields with some of cass’ finest scallywags. Da gas station chicken is still primo. The pit was the pit. Pork sammich for $3 had muh juices pumpin. I emptied the center console to get seconds. Pioneer has dominated the all-time series, but over the past three years North Judson has stood tall. Spankin by the numbers 1st- Outright HNAC Championship for the North Judson Bluejays 2- The number of 1,000 yard rushers for the Bluejays this season. Could there be another by the time its all done? 6.2- The average points allowed by the Bluejay defense through the 9-game regular season. Number 1 in 1a. 52- The average points scored by the Bluejay offense this season. Number 2 in 1a. CHEERS and TEARS: HNAC 2024 Edition Cheers: Pioneer, Triton, and North Miami as they all tie for second place in the HNAC conference. The conference should be highly competitive next year. Tears: Winamac, Culver, Caston and South Central. Better luck next year. Hit the weight room and buffet table. Cheers: North Judson for having a snow cones, tacos, and scutch’s spuds as a food options throughout the season at Liberty Field. Tears: North Miami for the steaming smell of cow Sh1t wafting through the air for most of the season. Cheers: North Miami for coming into the conference and instantly providing great competition week in and week out. Tears: Knox for never returning the conference traveling trophy. Cheers: Triton for rallying through difficult times. Tears: Triton for having to rally through difficult times.

Ruminations with Spanky Harper Written, edited, and dictated by Spanky Harper i am riding high on the hog. higher than space mountain. i got a bologna with cheese and a tallboy redbull. i got a log of skoal sittin in the console. muh Bluejays are playing great football. i got child support payments past due, but muh ex’s will just have to wait. these busch lights dont buy themselves nor do those pull-tabs pull themselves. i been on a losing streak, but muh Jays have been scorching hot. how hot? hotter than your mom on prom night back in ‘92. hotter than the denham blacktop. hotter than anything that has been seen in North Judson in a very long time. Spankin by the numbers 1- The Bluejays ranking in the 1A polls. 3- Wins over teams ranked in the top ten in 1a this season by the North Judson Bluejays. 5- Straight consecutive shutouts by the Bluejays defense. (LaVille scored on a kickoff) 15- Number of yards the Bluejays defense allowed on Friday against the trojenz of Triton. 16- Number of weeks until I complete my probation. Ask Me Anything (AMA with Spanky Harper): Over the last few months I have received a lot of emails with very personal questions. Here are some that have stood out that I wanted to share with yall. @Root.Allen.69 asks, “Spanky, any dating advice for the recently divorced?” Muh Response: Root, thanks for your inquiry. What’s your ex-wife's name, number and address? The dating world is tuff. Tuffer than some beef jerky from mark baileys. But you have to stay vigilant. First, update your facebook. Preferably with a picture with your shirt off. Show the world the goods. Second, you gotta slide into them dms. Think pete rose sliding into second base. Third, take what you can get. She might be a hog, but she can be your hog for the night; if ur man enuff for the challenge. @waynepugh98 asks, “Spanky, how do you balance the challenges of work and personal life? Muh Response: Wayne, great question! Muh personal life has never been better. I do what I want, when I want it; Sometimes twice. As for work, I aint never been no expert on the subject. I haven’t had steady work since Clinton was in office. I spend a lot of time at the Legion (Post 92). Ya know giving back to those in need. @Warriors_Fan_4LIFE asks, "How does this Bluejay Football team compare to some of the all-time great teams in the area?" Muh Response: i am no historian. I was blacked out for most of the 2000s. I also had that 5 year stint in westville so I have missed some things. Leave those conversations for those the barbershop and the fans in the stands. I live week to week with a PO who loves to limit my traveling outside the starke county area. I am hoping that they approve muh travels to royal center in a few weeks. i been dying for some gas station chicken. Keep sending in those questions and will post them from time to time.

A day in the life of Spanky Harper pt 1. Written, edited, and dictated by Spanky Harper 330- woke up to drain muh satchel. Over active bladder or prostrate cancer. Not sure yet. Maybe it was the half rack of busch. Returned to bed. 514am- a she-beast named Beverly wakes me to tell me I have to leave before her kids get up for school. Shes a good woman. We closed down O’s tap last night. Bout had to whip mr gustaffson for spiling his wine cooler on me. She made me hot dogs and mac n cheese before showing be the master suite of her trailer in bournes. It aint love but she makes me forget about muh previous ex-wives. 534am- stopped at the pig pantry for a monster, some skoal, and a penicillin shot 6am- drove to fingerhuts to see if coach orkis was in attendance. Stopped in to tell him the jays need to run that double beagle defense. 713am- stopped by quills for a copy a newshawk 9am- went to baileys to find a deal. Fishing poles for $20. 1047am went fishing in the bogus ditch. 1129- caught a fish. Fell in a gopher hole. Sprained my ankle when i saw a copper head under the bridge. Broke my flip flop. Heading back to town for a sixer of some hams classic. 144pm. Went to the oasis got lost in a solar panel field. Some worker directed me back towards the highway. Got a flat tire in the fiero. 245p swung by russ’s tires for a plug. I helped take the tire off. Put the plug in for him. Balanced the tire. He sat in a chair. Charged me $40 and never said thanks. Hes a good man. 4pm Pregame at the irish bar. Hank and Alex got into a heated debate with irish mike. I called irish mike yella for being a knox fan. Stinky Will hit me with a pool cue across the back. Ive been banned for life, again. I walked out on my tab. 6 busch lights. 4 shots of wyld turkey. They wont ever see that $13 from me. No sir. 606 pm- Ripped gravel and asphalt all the way to the high school for whisky thomas performance. 629pm met david haugh. Bought a spud from scutch. Made eye contact with muh ex wife. She didnt look bad. She’ll prolly want me to come over but beverly just got tickets us tickets to monster jam so i gotta be good. 7pm- Game time. You forget how far these jays have come over the last 6 years? You forget where the program was at before coach Lambert took over the program in 2019. The jays had not won a sectional title in 15 years. A drought. They had come close. They were close in 2018. In fact they shoulda won. But they didnt. Here we are now. The start of year 6. Expectations as high as I am. And even with those expectations of going to state. Winning the north. Representing your community. There just wasnt any way where those boys from judson could beat knox…. It just couldnt happen? The old heads asked me, “Can your jays keep the score close Spanky?” It’s a knox v judson game. They always start close. They dont always end close. Tonight was one of those games. I try to tell people about this group of jays. I try to let them know that these kids from judson are different. That this group in particular has been a big part of three runs at a semi state championship. That leads to a lot of practices. A lot of practices in preparation for trophies. Sometimes they just dont know any better. They practice hard. They lift hard. They stay hard. To me the game was over a lot earlier than what others thought. As soon as I saw that we could bottle knox up on defense I knew it was over. I knew they couldnt keep the bluejauys off the board. Defense is not their prowess. Ross wants to outscore you. Those rattkeys think they just have the superior scheme. In a lot of games the scheme will be superior for the knox team this year. But not tonite. Coach lambert had his boys locked in. Ready for a scrap in starke

Well big daddy, its ur turn to host. Which gas station has the best chicken? Which waterin hole is frequented by single moms with the names of Heather, Amber, or Jennifer? How’s the blacktop out der? I plan on roasting muh tires. Cya in a week.

Broad Ripple Effect Regianal Championship Edition Written, edited, and dictated by: Spanky Harper Some men are born hard. Hard as a rock. Harder than blue steel. Casted in the fires of denham and tempered by the bogus ditch. Those boys from Judson were molded at birth by long cold winters and low incomes. The only warmth cummin from a sweat hog. This is the life of a starke county boy. This is judson. Some might call it pound town. Tonite the kids from broad ripple were welcomed to pound town. Some things in life are really hard to overcum. 3 divorces and child support. A lien on your fiero. The legion runnin out of your favorite cold beverage. You cant overcum these things. Park tudor tonite had a hard time overcumming benson, mcdaniel, and wilcox. They had both hands full with kozecar and sanchez. It was a long nite and a longer ride home. THe worst part is that there is really nuttin to eat between Judson and whichever way they rolled into town. Some gas station chicken if ur lucky. Hope they packed some snacks. As for the jays ther gunna stay hungry. Coach lambert has those boys in blue playing there best ball at just the right time. sometimes you have to take lumps during the season to prepare urself for when the games really matter. I know i deserved every beatin i got along the way. Like the time monroe timm punched me whilst i slept on the school bus. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Dont sleep on the bus when monroe timm is around. As long as the bogus flows and baileys sells expired candy at a low price. As long as the hogs sweat and the wappels toil in the fields. As long as fingerhuts slings donuts and the legion has pull tabs. The bluejays will fite. Spankin by the Numbers 1st- time the blue jays have ever won 3 regional championships. 2nd-time that Judson has taken park Tudor to pound town. 3rd- regional title in four attempts for coach lambert. 4th- the place I took in the local karoake contest sponsored by the starke county co-op. Next time I’m tearing the house down when I sing nuttin but a good time by poison.

keep edging.

it was in fact his daddy's triton trojenz.

Cold Bourbon Sexual Championship Edition Written, edited, and dictated By: Spanky Harper The American Legion post 92 is lit right now. I just hit a $200 pull tab and bought a round for everyone to celebrate another bluejay sexual championship. Now, you might be thinkin to urself how did the bluejays do it? How did they come back from taking a beating just a few weeks ago? Well, let spanky tell ya. It was coaching. Plane and simple. Coach Lambert and his crew pulled those boys from the pit of despair. It’s easy to judge the bluejays. When your in the stands u think u know everything, but in all honesty unless u were at practice or in that coaches office u haven’t the slightest inclination of the challenges the bluejays faced. Luckily, i infiltrated the coaches office and have been living there for a few months now. The coaches don’t know it, but I have been sleeping in the drop ceiling above the bathroom. Maybe sometimes they might hear a weird squeaking sound, but I have them believing its a just varment living in there. Execution lead to the execution of the trojenz. Football is a simple game. the jays showed up with McDaniel, Benson, and Wilcox and the Trojenz had shively. But what the Trojenz didnt have tonite was a couple savages up front by the names of Kozecar and Sanchez. The truth of the matter is that this game was won weeks ago, son. The jays bottomed out when they lost to Triton’s Trojenz in week 7. The fans grew cold towards muh Jays. The crowds dwindled. Many of the “loyals” abandoned all hope, but not the players, nor the staff. At the end of the day that is all that matters. Do the kids in your locker room believe in each other and the coaches? If they do, then you have a chance. Sometimes a chance, in this life, is all that you’re looking for. That opportunity. That moment. That is what happened tonite. The Jays believed. They believed they would bust that nut in bourbon. They believed in each other despite what happened. Just like i believed when I put that $20 into the pull tab machine. Spankin by the Numbers 3- Sectional 41 Titles in a row for the bluejays 4- Sectional titles in 5 years for coach lambert 6- Straight years the Bluejays have played for a sectional Title 7- my room number at the shady oaks motel; cum and see me.

you just gonna have to edge for a few weeks to get that ultimate pleasure frm the bluejays. as for me, i find pleasure in the simple things: cracking open a log of skoal, mounting a sweat hog out on ten mile road, winning a $50 pulltab from the legion, and doing donuts in ross rattkeys driveway. keep edging and hopefully in a few weeks i can make muh way out to adams to mount up. until then just keep spankin.

Hard Times- Reginald Championship Edition written, edited, and dictated by: Spanky Harper Long before I ever loved a woman I loved Bluejay football. To be honest, long before I ever loved myself I loved Bluejay football. You see ole Spanky hated himself. I hated that I didn’t make it to state. I yearned for it in my loins so hard but it wasn’t to be. I was a Cox man back then. A Gary Cox man. My position coach was hank Orkis. And there mere sight of those old bastards moves me. It awakens feelings of love and joy that only a starke county sweat hog can awaken in me these days. But tonite isn’t about me. It’s never been about me. It’s always been about the kids. The coaches. The team. The community. Those kids from North Judson, San Pierre, Aldine, Denham, English lake, toto. From mark baileys to wappel farms. From Richards of toto to kerstings cycle center. Tonite it’s about them. Our belief. We know everyone hates us. They hate that we believe in ourselves. They hate that we drive fieros. That we may or may not live in subsidized housing in Bournes trailer park. They hate it. They hate that we may make sweet love in the middle of the cornfield. They hate it. They hate that we wear those gold helmets. They hate that we dress in cut off denim from Denham. They hate it. But you know what? I love it. I love every bit of it. And most of all I love those players for NJSP. U need something hate. Hate me. Im a man. Im 40 something. I drive a fiero. I eat rhino pills for breakfast. I listen to the alpine on maxxx. I was raised on skynyrd and poison. I gotta a get back before I break my probation. See yins at semi state!

Semi-Hard Times Edition Written, edited, and dictated by: Spanky Harper there i was in cell block C of the Starke Co. jail with Root Allen, Buck, and Goble Fletcher. i swapped a pack of old golds for some nudey mags and some hawken, that stuff’s premium. the nights were lonely and only a few things kept me from losing my sanity: my fiero, my love for large starke county women, and bluejay football. a large woman loves a fiero, a console full of snacks, and an alpine playing late into the evening. im not sure if its the fresh cut or the stone washed jeans, but ever since Ive been on work release i cant seem to shake these sweat hogs. they hunt me down at the oasis, the honey hole, even the legion. i spent my last $2 of commissary on pull tabs and won 50! thanks coach harper! tonite, was muh first time seeing the jays this season. The utter dominance upfront by the bluejays reminded me of a nite of passion i once had with Root Allen’s sister. It was ruff, ugly, and it forever changed me. The trojenz themselves are feeling some similar effects. The jays were blowin the trojenz off the ball like sheila used to blow the t-tops off this fiero back in ‘96. She was a smoke show then. The hogs upfront for the jays won the battle in the trenches and there are few teams that are going to match up with the girth and size of the jays. the trojenz from triton have some nice looking players. but they never spent a day swimming in the bogus. they never had to drive out to ten mile road to make sweet love to a sweathog. they definitely never been to the freewill baptist church on a sunday. thats a party! And tonite it showed. triton is a tough program, but when you push them… when you get on top of them. when you show them that football is a physical game they wilt. Ive stared deep into the eyes of a starke county hog and U can not show fear. U can not flinch nor bat an eye. U stare right back into the ether, slap on some Poison, take that hog by the haunches and mount up. my phone is runnin out of minutes. See yins at the Sexual Championship.