Heartbreaking End

To say the boys enjoyed the football season might be an understatement. Baylor found his groove and became the team's starting center. What's so cool about playing center? You get to hike the ball! It was really great to see how much confidence he gained through the season. After a strong start, we had a mid-season slump, losing three games, and then turned it on in the end. During play-offs, we brought our A game and it was so much fun to watch this group of boys play. We played a really tough team in our second playoff game. We were so close to victory and then in the last 26 seconds, they ran for an 85 yard touch down. Several of the boys on the team shed some tears and to our surprise Jax was one of them. In fact, he couldn't stop crying after the game. We thought he was upset for losing and we tried to explain that he did his best, when he said, "He didn't care that they lost. He just didn't want football to end! "

I have to attribute the boys attitude towards football, to the coaches. They were committed to teaching every boy the fundamentals while still having a lot of fun. They were constantly giving every boy just the encouragement they needed. I think it's safe to say we will be back on the field next fall.

Tonight, each boy and girl involved in Skiatook Football picked up a medal.