Rouse was a tough team to get matched with in the playoffs, they have a lot of experience and have had some success. Because of our ranking in our district, we got matched with them. We ended up third in our district, while they ended up 2nd. There was no point in finger pointing or doing any weird theatrics, it only took watching the first series and noticing our QB did not run to tell it was going to be a rough game. Our QB had something like 1800 yards rushing this season, but he took some hard hits in the LBJ game last week, and as a result, I don't think he was mobile enough to do what he normally does, which is tear defenses apart with his cutting and quickness.
The whole day was like a dream, starting with everyone was coming to see Mijo play to nobody is coming because of the impending weather, to experiencing the weather come in then wait for the game to start. I have voluntarily been setting up our flags around our bleachers at every game and last night was rough, with the wind blowing strongly. The bleachers were massive and somehow built up from the ground, so it felt like we were even more out in the cold. It took me almost an hour to get all my flags set up and settle down to go sit down.
Honestly, I missed the coin flip, when the captains go and meet in the middle of the field. Mijo was chosen, along with three other seniors, all deserving of the opportunity, all have contributed to the team in their own way. I had also bought a new video card to record the game and dammit, they wrap it in that hard plastic that is about near impossible to tear open without a knife. I finally set myself up to watch and record the game, but I did miss the kick-off and some of the first drive, but seeing how tentative our QB was moving, it was easy to see we were in trouble quickly. Not only was he injured and not capable of running, but our two top receivers were also slightly injured, about half of the linemen had some sort of nagging injury, it was just hard to get anything on offense going.
In the end, they might have beat us that night, but I know that had our boys been healthy, we would still be in football mode, and wrestling would still just be the next thing waiting. As it is, all things come to an end and although it will be missed, our high school football career is but a shadow now.
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