Cornhole Tournament

OK - when my friend Craig asked if I wanted to play Cornhole, I admit my mind went straight into the gutter. I was trying to decide if I should take a swing at him or run, but he explained that it’s a game, similar in concept to horse shoes with two boxes with holes in them that you toss the bags of corn towards with the intent to make it into the holes.

The next thing that came to mind is that Craig, who lives in Nokesville (yeah…see what I mean) and a few of his friends had consumed just a little too much Wild Turkey liquor and made this up! He assured me that was not the case and had to prove it to me by showing me that there was actually an American Cornhole Association web site (no kidding…I swear I’m not drinking right now).

But when he explained that he wanted to hold a tournament as a fund raiser for his daughter’s high school basketball team…well, I was definitely in for that great cause.

Getting everything ready on a chilly fall morning
They take this VERY serious....the boxes were professionally aligned. I was surprised they didnt have a surveyors equipment to ensure down to the milimeter accuracy in alignment!
warm up
warm up
The entry fee was $25 for a great cause. The bouncer is busy eating a doughnut (wonder if he'll become a cop some day).
The teams are registering
warm up for the masses...
These two are part of the crew I had suspected of imbibing Wild Turkey liquor and making this game up! Keep an eye on them.....they are ringers!
If you saw where his cornhole bag landed, you'd wonder too where the expression of confidence is coming from!
This fashionista was warm and comfortable....and no one hit her with a cornhole bag by accident because they didnt see her :)
Two of the high school students keeping warm...
gather round - were reading everyone the rules, the team lineup and the riot act.
Here's the lineup
keeping warm, throwing the cornhole bag and texting the news media with the latest tournament score...!
Another ringer....the daughter of the host of the tournament and an ace basketball star...
Craig Taylor, what form......he's the host
The cheap seats...but they look comfortable and warm!
Racking up the score
Uhhmmm....what are you going to do with that?
Ah...whew...its the ceremonial cornhole opening...ehr...posing with a corn on the cob...!
This is a shot for the national news.....!