[quote]rainjack wrote:
Well, All good things have to come to an end. My son’s team was eviscerated in the State Semi-Finals by a score of 52-6 by the #1 team in the state.
It was quite a shock that we were spanked so convincingly, until we found out that our District MVP running back was running a temp of 103 for most of the game, and didn’t tell anyone until he passed out in the locker room at half-time.
I don’t know that we would have won even if he had been 100% healthy, though.
Anyhow, it was the deepest our little school has ever been in any UIL competition. The kids got to play in a 10,000 seat stadium that had field turf and a jumbo tron.
Contrast that to some of our games that were played in a glorified cotton field, or across the highway from a cotton gin spitting out so much gin trash it looks like it’s snowing.
Immediately after the game, my son cried like someone shot his mother. That’s probably the hardest part for me to take. There’s nothing I can do to ease the pain of losing a shot at the finals.
there is a small consolation for him, though. He was selected first team all-district center.
I appreciate all you guys reading this little tribute to my son and his team.
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Congrats to your son and the team. Making it to semifinals in any class in our state speaks tons. Killeen finally succumbed to Austin Lake Travis 71-9(ouch!).
Our neighbors,Copperas Cove,are still playing like beasts in 5A.
And back home,Carthage,Daingerfield and Longview are still playing strong in their classes as well.
