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[fightingfriarsu]

Please Congratulate, our @team_ucb_friars 2027 Squad for Winning the @carolinastarsbasketball 2022 March Madness Tip-Off 7th Grade Championship! This Group is on their @baskinrobbins Ish.....#31 Game #winningstreak and will the Winning Streak Continue.... Fayetteville here we Come @ncaau ! #ncgrassrootsbasketball #nchoopculture #nchoopstudy #ncbasketball #ncprephoops #basketballnc #hoopstate #youthbasketball #youthsports #bullcityhoops #mebanehoops #bahamahoops #burlingtonnchoops #grahambball #elonhoops #greensborohoops #gibsonvillenchoops #ysalhoops #ncaau #bigshotsnation #playntba #teammatehoops #csbhoops #usabyouth #usabyouthdevelopment #gofriars🏀 (at Ben L Smith High) https://www.instagram.com/p/CavvWDItimI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ok3sports]

Team Cobra Carolinas this weekend at the Phenom Challenge #phenomchallenge #hoopstate #ok3sports #aaubasketball (at Rock Hill Sports & Event Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDcRPFAguoV/?igshid=vr2457h654ip

[howtohero]

#246 Headless Horsemen (and variants!)

For as long as there have been heads and as long as there have been horses, (historians are split on which came first) there have been headed horsemen. Men (or women) with heads riding horses that also have heads. There’s not really much to say there, and if that had been where the story ended we certainly wouldn’t be wasting your oh so precious time talking about it today. But, as anybody from Sleepy Hollow can tell you, that is not where the story ends! In almost no time at all headed horsemen became last year’s model as horsemen technology marched forward into a greater and grander tomorrow! You see, horsemen researchers quickly discovered that having a man with a head and a horse with a head was redundant and inefficient. One second, I think I have a transcript from that meeting somewhere around here… (If you’re thinking to yourself now, “bah, obviously if horses had been invented surely heads had been too. What a stupid debate these historians are having,” then get ready {and get amped} to eat those words you stupid stupid reader.) Ah here it is:

Ex-dcotor Bernadier Baldwin barges into the room, scattering papers and interns. His license to call himself a doctor in any capacity had been revoked the previous day on account of his idea being too radical and too transformative for the tiny minds of the ethics board. “Stop everything!” He shouts while flipping a security guard over a nearby table, reducing it to splinters. A group of tired men and women look at him with tired expressions on their tired faces. They are tired because this is the eleventh time Bernadier Baldwin has barged into a meeting this week. “I’ve just had a major breakthrough that can revolutionize horseman technology forever!” Bernadier exclaims as he roundhouse kicks a nurse through the skylight. He is very big on exclaiming things these days. He believes it can help fight the common cold. He has been known to say that a common man would never exclaim so boldly and so loudly. “Mr. Baldwin, for the last time, this is a hospital. There are no horses here,” a tired doctor says tiredly. There used to be horses at this hospital, but that was long time ago and everybody generally agreed that it was a pretty bad idea. “You fool! Don’t you see! If a horse has a head and a man has a head that’s inefficient! That’s too many heads!” Bernadier exclaims exclamatorily while strangling the man who coined the phrase “two heads are better than one” to death.   “Security,” says a different, even more tired, doctor in a different, even more tired fashion. “Don’t you see! There are too many heads! There are too many heads!” Bernadier hollers at the top of his lungs. He jumps on the table, picks up the meeting’s stenographer and hurls her out a nearby window.

The transcript ends there on account of the stenographer being chucked out a window but you get the idea!

Bernadier Baldwin went on to truly change the face of horseback riding for centuries to come. First with his groundbreaking, innovative, transformative Headless Horseman program. (They say that Baldwin himself personally beheaded hundreds of horseman with his bare hands during the early years of the program. Truly he is a visionary and a hero.) Then, after realizing that it was not necessarily the man head that was the redundant head, he launched his incredible, forward-thinking, unprecedented Headless Manhorse program. It was around this point that Baldwin was killed in a very tragic horse-operated steamroller accident, but the mark he made on the horse world was undeniable, and not soon forgotten. His legendary, “Notebook of Brilliant, Unparalleled, Mind-Blowing Ideas” was recovered and his notes were used to spearhead such influential, world-changing, stupefying projects as the Horseless Headsman and Manless Horsehead initiatives and the rest, as they say in the biz, is horsestory.

Headless Horsemen: In discussing these revolutionary, hoopstatic, glorious abominations of science and crimes against creation, it only makes sense to start with the original. Most of the famous Headless Horsemen that you’ve either heard about or fought (or befriended, the stereotype that all headless horsemen are bloodthirsty and evil is a cruel stereotype that this blog refuses to perpetuate!) tend to be ghosts or spirits. This is, practically speaking, because horsemen tend not to survive being headless. At first, these guillotined ghouls tended to haunt old timey towns or pumpkin patches and generally stirred up discontent and distress wherever they went. Their goal, in most things, tended to be to kick up enough trouble to cause people to “lose their heads.” Which I suppose is fair, since they literally don’t have heads. Over the years though, these original headless horsemen have grown more comfortable in their role in society and have actually made great strides in both their physical, and spectral communities. The communities where headless horsemen have taken up residence generally tend to fill up with people who are pretty much cool, if not excited to live in a town with a horse-riding haunter who occasionally steals pumpkins. These communities have regular Jack-o-Lantern carving sessions in order to present their resident ghosts with new heads and generally work to include their horsemen in community events in any way they can. In turn, the headless horsemen will often take on the role of scaring off any newcomers to the town that the townsfolk don’t particularly like. This relationship is one of many beautiful instances of symbiosis in nature.

These original headless horsemen have also become something like apparition activists! Before they came along en masse, headless ghosts were looked down upon by some in the ghost community. You know, because they don’t have heads. This is, of course, terrible and any ghost who thinks that someone is lesser because they don’t have a head is a jerk and you may quote me on that! Now though, with the rise of headless horsemen, headless ghosts need only to find themselves a ghostly horse and they’re suddenly one of the coolest ghosts in town. The headless horsemen have become trendsetters and tastemakers among ghosts and they use their ghostly steeds to spread their messages of love and inclusion all around the ghost world. Several of them have even taken up activism in the living world and you’d be hard pressed to find a progressive cause that doesn’t count headless horsemen among their members.

If you, in your capacity as a superhero, ever find yourself having to fight a headless horseman you should know that there are not many practical differences between fighting a regular ghost and fighting a ghost that has traded its head for a cool spectral horse. A vacuum cleaner or a proton blaster should do the trick. Just be aware that they might try to throw their disembodied head at you, which is gross. But an empty, lifeless head is not all that heavy. You can probably just catch it. If you want to practice catching lifeless, round projectiles, try entering into the annual superhero four-corner dodgeball tournament that probably is a real thing. (Four corner dodgeball is like regular dodgeball, except for instead of having two teams, each dominating one half of the gym, there are four teams, each one dominating one corner of the gym. It’s three times scarier than regular dodgeball and it is the worst.) Just make sure you don’t accidentally enroll in four-corner live dodgeball tournament where all the dodgeballs are granted sentience. Because catching a live round object is a very different skill and one that is not applicable to this situation!

Headless Manhorse: These beheaded broncos are similar to their horsemen counterparts, except without any of the finesse or social skills. These horses are honestly just buck wild. They are cursed with eternal life while also not having any head. They wanna run wild and live free, like a horse, but they don’t have the eyes, ears, nose, or brain to do that in a responsible manner. Headless Manhorses can frequently be seen frolicking wildly in urban areas, causing a ruckus and trampling defenseless automobiles. While regular horses can be appeased with apples or sugar cubes, headless manhorses offer no such recourse. If they decide they wanna trample you with their hooves, you kind of just have to let them until they get bored. If you ever see a headless manhorse, your best bet is to run. I don’t care what kind of superpowers you have. A headless manhorse will mess you up. 

Horseless Headsmen: Ever wonder what happens to all those heads that need to be sacrificed in order to create a quality headless horseman? Well, most of them are just gross decapitated heads. Sometimes they’ll get thrown at you. But every one of out of a hundred of these decapitated heads spontaneously gains a life of its own and becomes a horseless headman! These floating zombie heads tend to just be absolutely giddy at the fact that they are alive. I think most of us would agree that our bodies are more often than not holding us back from realizing our full potential. Horseless headsmen have the rare opportunity to be completely free from all that junk that exists from the neck down. They just float around cracking jokes and asking people on the street to help them do their hair for them. They are truly living the life. Really getting ahead in life. 

Manless Horsehead: Oh gosh, if you thought a headless manhorse was terrifying you don’t ever want to run into a manless horsehead. These have all the unbridled rage and darkness of a horse but without being hindered by their physical bodies! These horeheads can just float around whinnying and biting people and mugging me specifically. (I mean come on! I’ve been mugged by a manless horsehead on twelve separate occasions. That can’t be a coincidence.) 

Nearly Headless Horsemen: This is nothing. This is a ghost who couldn’t even be arsed to be decapitated correctly. Disgraceful. You can look down on these guys for sure. Nearly headless. Please. How about we just call it what it is. Headed. 

[bigbaby7]

Famous Los gonna lose some fans in his home state of NC with this video. Clearly he’s with @dukembb #HoopState .... Hilarious 😂

[buddhachieff]

Тизер продолжения совместной работы @unionlosangeles x @jumpman23 . В этот раз нас также ждёт две расцветки Air Jordan 4, одна из которых станет эксклюзивном для магазина. “Desert Moss” и “Taupe Haze” - пока в сети именно так называют эти колорвэи, ждём подробную информацию и дроп уже этим летом! Какая расцветка, с учётом уже вышедших, вам понравилось больше остальных? Редакция газеты однозначно голосует за “Guava Ice”! . . . #kickspaper #sneakerheadrussia #soleperfect #solelysneakers #sneakerfreakerfam #kicksaddict #sneakerheat #sneakerpics #wyw #nssmagazine #ssense #grailed #nclgallery #archive #whatyouwearing #atatf #solelicious #sneakersmag #modernnotoriety #unionlosangeles #houseofheat #kixify #kickslab #sneakernation #aj4union #hoopstation #hskicks #hypedstreets #hypebeastdrops (at Парк Искусств Музеон) https://www.instagram.com/p/COuGclSh4Yr/?igshid=1jbipypncoq1a

[watchvideofree]

5'11 Jalen Cone is a WALKING BUCKET! The Hoopstate's Best Kept Secret https://youtu.be/xHsvCZnApBc

[estateraleigh]

@cgray_ Presents "Welcome Back" Free Clinic and School Supply Giveaway on 8.26.17 at 9am. Location: Franklin Academy (Wake Forest) Grades: 3rd -8th (coed) All participants must RSVP. www.traindiverse.com For sponsorship or donations email diverseleader@gmail.com #thebeautifulstruggle #youth #schoolsupplies #giveaways #rsvp #estate #estatecreative #estateraleigh #ECA #basketball #sports #training #nba #ncaa #hoopstate🏀 (at Estate Creative Agency)

[fightingfriarsu]

The Undefeated. #28game Winning Streak.... Let's Hit Road.... Next Stop...Stay Tuned... #ncgrassrootsbasketball #nchoopstudy #nchoopculture #ncprephoops #ncbasketball #nchoops #usabyouth #usabyouthdevelopment #hoopstate #amateurbasketball #phenomamerica #jrnba #youthsports #ncaau #gofriars #nikebasketball #nikeboys #youthbasketball #336hoops #919hoops #984hoops (at Durham, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaLbIElsFR9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ok3sports]

Upward Stars Pee Dee Ayden Hickman this weekend at the Phenom Challenge #phenomchallenge #hoopstate #ok3sports #aaubasketball (at Rock Hill Sports & Event Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbphsWgTDP/?igshid=ygiakeyq6r2b

[fightingfriarsu]

🚨 NC's Premiere Travel B-Ball Club 🚨 @team_ucb_friars/United Church of Basketball Travel Club will be holding Spring 2022 Try-Outs for our 5th Grade/2029, 6th Grade/2028, and 8th Grade/2026 Teams! Date: February 4th - February 13th, 2022 Location: TBA 🏀We are looking for Class of 2029, 2028, 2027, and 2026 Student-Athletes that Want to play with an Organization that Schedules Elite Exposure Tournaments throughout the Southeast. Parent's Register Now: https://unitedchurchofbasketball.com/join-register/ Contact: Coach Corey McNeil at unitedchurchofbasketball@gmail.com for more details. Membership Cost for 1year is less than $500! www.unitedchurchofbasketball.com #ncgrassrootsbasketball #nchoopstudy #ncbasketball #nchoopculture #ncprephoops #nchoops #usabyouthdevelopment #usabyouth #youthsports #hoopstate #youthbasketball #nikebasketball #nikeboys #336hoops #919hoops #984hoops #bullcityhoops #chapelhillhoops #mebanehoops #grahambball #burlingtonnchoops #gibsonvillenchoops #alamancehoops #jrnba #teammatehoops #ncaau #ysalhoops #phenomamerica #amateurbasketball #gofriars (at Alamance County, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZHeWAKuJsR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fightingfriarsu]

I had an old teammate send me this from the EU! @wilsonbasketball x @fibaeuropecup! The @team_ucb_friars are gonna ❤ These! #getwiththeprogramrunwiththechurch #ncgrassrootsbasketball #ncprephoops #nchoopstudy #ncbasketball #nchoopculture #nchoops #usabyouth #usabyouthdevelopment #hoopstate #wiilsonbasketball #youthbasketball #youthsports #bullcityhoops #chapelhillhoops #mebanehoops #grahambball #burlingtonnchoops #gibsonvillenchoops #greensborohoops #gofriars🏀 (at Alamance County, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYb-GYhFH_n/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fightingfriarsu]

Had to catch #12 @jayden._.adams2 and @gmsfalcon Vs. #22 @wave.indacut and @tms_trojans Tonight in The County Seat... I saw a few kids that are definitely @phenomamerica Ready! DM me Your Basketball Schedules and I will try to Scout a game... Plus @team_ucb_friars is also looking for 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, Graders for 2022!#ncgrassrootsbasketball #ncbasketball #nchoopstudy #nchoopculture #ncprephoops #usabyouth #usabyouthdevelopment #basketballnc #nikebasketball #nikeboys #hoopstate #grahambball #burlingtonnchoops #youthbasketball #gofriars🏀 (at Graham Middle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYaZB_BNwsi/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fightingfriarsu]

When You See this Image...A Championship was Won! #ncgrassrootsbasketball #nchoops #ncprephoops #nchoopstudy #nchoopculture #ncbasketball #basketballnc #usabyouthdevelopment #usabyouth #hoopstate #youthbasketball #nikebasketball #nikeboys #ysalhoops #ncaau #playntba #teammatehoops #bigshotsnation #phenomamerica #bullcityhoops #chapelhillhoops #mebanehoops #grahambball #burlingtonnchoops #gibsonvillenchoops #greensborohoops #rtphoops #trianglehoops #triadhoops (at Cresset Christian Academy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXXaQgSN4Tz/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fightingfriarsu]

Our guy, @gabe_e_bennett had the opportunity to pick the brain of Coach @paulbiancardi ! One of the most knowledgeable Basketball minds in America! The High School Elite Practice really provided Student-Athletes with tools that will immediately translate to the court. Please Continue to Follow our progress @slam_hs , @phenom_hoops , @phenomamerica , @elitehoopreport @phenomhoopsmedia @shreport @teammatehoops @aauselecttour #ncgrassrootsbasketball #nchoops #basketballnc #nchoopculture #nchoopstudy #usabyouthdevelopment #usabyouth #bullcityhoops #chapelhillhoops #grahambball #teammatehoops #playntba #ysal #youthbasketball #hoopstate #ncaau #nikebasketball #nikeboys #336hoops #919hoops #984hoops #gofriars #prephoopsnc #networking (at GRACE Christian School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVaeuh3lZco/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fightingfriarsu]

🚨 U.C.O.B. 🏀 Try-Out Alert 🚨 📌 Who: Ages 10 - 14 (5th - 8th Grade) 📌 When: Saturday, October 30th, 2021 📌 Where: Mayco Bigelow Center, 849 Sharpe Rd. Burlington, NC 27217 📌 What Time: 2PM - 4PM 📌 https://unitedchurchofbasketball.com/join-register/ #ncgrassrootsbasketball #nchoops #basketballnc #nchoopculture #nchoopstudy #usabyouthdevelopment #usabyouth #bullcityhoops #chapelhillhoops #grahambball #gibsonvillenchoops #teammatehoops #playntba #ysal #youthbasketball #hoopstate #ncaau #nikebasketball #nikeboys #336hoops #919hoops #984hoops #gofriars #prephoopsnc www.unitedchurchofbasketball.com 🚨Come join Our 🏀 Family 🚨 (at Mayco Bigelow Community Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVZLfOGtqj7/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fightingfriarsu]

@team_ucb_friars Photo Ops 📸 Hector Garrido or @hectorgarrido49 Was definitely a Standout today at the @paulbiancardi Elite Middle School Practice! Coach @paulbiancardi gave 1 on 1 tutelage the entire time! How do you do it? Continue to Follow the progress of our Student-Athletes! #ncgrassrootsbasketball #nchoops #basketballnc #nchoopculture #nchoopstudy #usabyouthdevelopment #usabyouth #bullcityhoops #chapelhillhoops #grahambball #teammatehoops #playntba #ysal #youthbasketball #hoopstate #ncaau #nikebasketball #nikeboys #336hoops #919hoops #984hoops #gofriars #prephoopsnc (at GRACE Christian School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVYlFcJFsnI/?utm_medium=tumblr