Our football season ended. I am so depressed.
In our playoff game, my boys came back from a 12-0 deficit at halftime to tie the score. We were marching downfield for the win when the clock ran out sending the game to overtime. We lost there.
But I have to tell you, it was a great game, the boys played SO WELL, and put their heart into the game. I couldn’t be prouder.
Some fun things happened this season. In years past, our team got along and worked hard and the rest, but this year was the first year where I felt the boys all liked each other and played for each other. We had four goals: 1) Work hard (they did), 2) Beat our rival (we did!), 3) Protect each other (check), and Championship (sadly we did not). Goal three was interesting, in that I feel that it truly became a mission of the team to look out for each other.
Here’s another interesting thing about the season. This seems to be the season that leadership truly took hold among the team. When you watch game film, you’ll see the boys really pump each other up. At halftime, one of my players gave a speech. How cool is that??
What a great group of young men. Next year they will be leaving for high school, and boy will I miss them!
The last game is here (good guys wearing red):
