It was a rare thing, but I loved seeing the Cougars dominate a game from start to finish. I think after the way they let off the accelerator with McCallum and allowed them to get back into the game, they were not going to do that again. Against McCallum, two weeks ago, they started off strong with a 28-7 lead and then slowly watched as the other team worked themselves out of the deficit and totally dominated the second half of the game, ending something like 49-28. This was not that game.
First off, Mijo was finally cleared to start and play following all the problems with his left knee. Also important to this was his friend, another lineman starter was cleared to start as well. Finally, most of the experienced line was back on the field, which doesn't seem that important, but I don't think our QB was sacked once and only a few times was he pressured in the pocket. To be fair, our QB is phenomenal, and probably had 400 yards of total offense himself. The Coogs put up 14 points in the first quarter, another 14 points in the 2nd quarter, and kept building all game long. With 5 minutes left, I went down on the track to put away my Cougar flags, and they still scored once or twice again in that time. It is a totally different feeling down on the field, almost magnetic. You can feel the tension and the release as they got near the endzone and then the screams as they scored, it was a weird feeling. I loved seeing the boy's faces smiling as they knew they did a good job.
Making the night more special was that it was Homecoming night, and the stands were as filled as I have seen them for any game involving our boys. It helped that it was a beautiful night for football. It probably started at 7:30pm with a temperature around 85 and ended with a nice cool 75 at 10:30pm. All the facets of high school football were there. The band was in full uniforms, they have a competition this weekend, the Tex-ann's did their usual stunning work, the cheerleaders took care of business on the sidelines, and even the crowd was rowdy and on their feet the whole game long. It was really a perfect night for the Cougars.
Here is to hoping they can do this a few more times this season. Winning tastes good.
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