~:[CH10 - Day 309]:~ Friday Night Lights

 
~:[CH10 - Day 309]:~  Friday Night Lights

We played a lot of football games on Thursday night this year. Today, we played on a Friday. We used Artesia to host this game and if you haven't seen their new field, it's gorgeous. Regardless of where we played, tonight would have been special as it's been twenty years since we made it to CIF. This team didn't perform like that was the case, as they came ready to play. I was honored to wear one of my track athlete's jersey through the day. Although it was long, it fit perfectly. The athlete is one of the nicest kids you'll ever meet and always thinking of others. I was glad to be able to honor him by wearing his number. I was also touched by how they came out to start the game, together and chanting the name of the coach who they lost this year, who also happen to be a track coach. He has been one of the motivations for them and it always makes me sad when I see the WP on the helmets of the players, reminding me of this amazing man who we lost too soon. We played inspired. It was definitely a back and forth game and just small mistakes here and there ended up being the difference. We had a final drive and looked like we could pull it off, however, it just wasn't our day today. I was glad to see just how much our team left out there and how well they played too. Although we did fall short, they fought through the end and almost got a final chance to have a winning drive. The final score was 20-22, however, there is no doubt in my mind that this team shined brightly under those Friday night lights and truly made their late coach, Webster Peters proud.