Santa, please visit Smackover

Honestly, I don't have a lot to add in this report. I watched Norphlet beat Smackover 52-39 on Monday. The Lady Leopards look to be for real.
I'm anxiously awaiting Tuesday's game against Strong, which will start the separation process in the 2A 7East race.
Smackover coach Marsha Cowling can't seem to catch a break.
Before the season started, Nickole Frazier tore her ACL. Viana Stanley, who moved from El Dorado, didn't play early and her status was uncertain due to transfer eligiblity issues.
Stanley finally gets on the court and the Lady Bucks start clicking. Then, she hurt her foot at Sparkman and sits out a pair of games, which Smackover lost last week.
Stanley returned to the court on Tuesday but Kendra Marsh hurt her knee in the second half and couldn't return.
Marsh's status is still uncertain and Cowling said Stanley's injury, which could be turf toe, will probably hamper her all season. Throw in Lauren Rogers and Jo Jones, who are both still coming back from torn ACLs from last year and you can't help but feel a little sorry for the Lady Bucks.
No doubt about it, if Cowling could get her team fully healthy, Smackover would be one of the best teams in the area and a conference favorite. As it stands now, the Lady Bucks are limping into the holiday break with three straight losses and games against Parkers Chapel and Norphlet looming.
That's a tough way to start a season. If anyone deserves a Merry Christmas it's Coach Cowling and her Lady Bucks.