Another Championship?

The Monsoons are now 6-0 this season. A surprising trounce of one of our toughest competitors (they lost the majority of their seasoned coaching staff in the last two years) two weeks ago made our varisity a little cocky entering the stadium last week, and they fell behind to a relatively weaker team in the first quarter and remained there until a field goal made the score 15-14 just seconds before the halftime clock ran down (you're having a great season, Chad).

The boys got their heads on straight in the locker room, and came back in the second half to decisively outplay their opponents right down to the final gun.

So the Big Blue Machine rolls on.

P.S.— The current injured list includes a broken ankle, a broken nose/concussion, and various strains and sprains. The starting center sceduled oral surgery to pull four wisdom teeth for last Monday, to take advantage of a "by" week (no scheduled game). By doing this he gets two weeks to heal, so he'll only miss a few days of practice and will suit out next Friday. These athletes wear their game jerseys over street clothes on game nights and stand on the sidelines with their casts, crutches and ice packs, wanting nothing more than to be out on the field with their teammates, like wounded soldiers whose only thought is to be back with their units. When I'm down on the sidelines during the game, I can see the intense concentration, frustration and desire on their faces, and it takes me back (over a quarter of a century! AAGGHH!!)