Last week, my son and I drove 3-1/2 hours to Morgantown, W.Va., to watch the WVU Mountaineers play the Villanova Wildcats in a battle between two Big East powerhouses — No. 4 in the nation vs. No. 5.

The game was played two days after the Blizzard of 2010 that walloped the Washington area, so we snapped some great snow pictures in addition to shots of ‘Nova superstar Scottie Reynolds, who attended church at our congregation when Anthony was a baby, after the game.

I got half of what I wanted from the trip: Scottie had a great game, but my alma mater lost to his team. But somehow seeing my Mountaineers lose wasn’t as depressing as usual because I got to see a friend win. The bonus: Scottie autographed a basketball for Anthony.

The entries below this one feature snapshots from our road trip.