Alright, enough of the sad times. Yes, Mijo being injured is not how I wanted his senior year to go, but sometimes, things happen for a reason. Maybe he realizes sports is not everything by realizing he is not indestructible. As much as I love watching Mijo, and I am his biggest fan, I want him set up for a future where he lives a comfortable life, so maybe focusing on his classes and not just sports might be a good wake-up call.
Still, it has been exciting watching these Cougars get explosive and start to look like winners. They played a very dominating game again last night, winning 49-13, in a game that was not that close. The week before they completely dismantled LASA with an even bigger score of 63-0. The Navarro Vikings managed one successful drive in the second quarter to make the score 26-7 at halftime. I was a little worried, McCallum had a similar score, they had been down 28-7 before halftime, but did manage a second scoring drive just before halftime, with a minute left, then got the ball back at the start of the second half. I honestly think that ultimately was a good thing for these boys, so they know not to show sympathy or get lackluster against an opponent until the match is done.
For a second, I thought the guys might have lost their edge coming back after the half, we were not even thinking about the game when it started up again, we had just gone and seen Mijo crying in the visitor fieldhouse because his night was done, but the rest of the team was still in it. They came back storming onto the field, flags a blazing, and with determination in their eyes. They had a turnover soon after starting the second half, and turned it into a score, quite rapidly. That is the key, the team just scores at will, it seems, on the back of their quarterback, who will probably be labeled a true D1 prospect by the end of the season, if he isn't already, they guy just tears defenses apart, mostly with his running, but he can also throw a beautiful pass, when things are going great.
By the 4th quarter, the game was over, they were still on the field, but the other team knew there was no chance of stealing this game. Barring the ugly injury to the other Cougar, who took a helmet to the chest and either hurt a rib or his sternum and laid on the field on his back for a good 15-20 minutes, the game was uneventful. I say this mostly as a parent whose kid did not get to play, so I am a bit painted by that, but I will take the win. The hope is we make the playoffs and that Mijo is good and strong for those extra games and possibly the last four regular district games, which are all important and with their own interesting side stories.
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