Well, it's over. My son Thomas' high school football career ended on Saturday, October 28th. Thomas' Colorado School, Pikes Peak Christian, started playing football for the very first time 3 years ago. He has played for them the entire three years as their Captain and Quarterback. It has been quite a ride for him and for mom! My eldest son, Kenny, also had a great high school football career but I didn't get to see most of it because of family situations and choices. I've always regretted that and maybe that helped me cherish each (cold, wet, rainy, snowy, freezing) moment of Thomas' time on the field.
So this was the very first year PPCS was eligible to be a part of the playoffs and we made it! Had high hopes to progress a couple levels and the skill to do it but it wasn't meant to be. We had earned home field advantage for the first round, BUT, the weather changed that! Game was to be played at 1PM and at noon the coaches and referees declared the field unsafe as there was a coat of ice about 3 - 4 inches deep all over! I voted we play hockey but that didn't go over, LOL So we had to call around and find another field to play on. We ended up driving about an hour and the game started a little after 2 PM.
It was bad. We played normally but the other team was awesome. As our coach said, 'they play smash mouth football' the entire game. They were a good team and we were outplayed. Thomas' took some serious hits. More in this game than the entire season up until this one! With about 14 seconds left he went down hard and twisted an ankle so bad we all thought he'd broken it. In the middle of the coach, trainers and me, all he could say (other than screaming) was 'I'm sorry, coach'. . . . . that about says it all.
I'll post a video and some photos here later.
Thanks for reading and say a prayer for Thomas as he visits Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama this weekend to meet with their new head coach. They are starting football for the first time next year and want Thomas to come and play! Oh, and he was also chosen All Conference 1st team as a Quarterback AND a Cornerback! You go, my baby!