interesting friday night... our team's last game... my last game... i came to the realization that football really does matter to me even though i hate it supremely at times. our team pulled it off, we won. not only did we win but we overcame adversity... with about 4 minutes left in the game the other team had the ball and was driving down the field. they drove all the way down to the three yard line burning 2 and half minutes off the clock. if they scored again it would have been 33 to 21, thus creating a situation that we would have to score twice to win (impossible). at the time it was 26 to 21. they ran a gut on the 3 yard line (where the fullback runs the ball between the center and guard) and their fullback fumbled the ball, we recovered it. in what seemed like an eternity we drove the ball down to the 35 yard line.... with 32 seconds left on the clock.... cody catches a 35 yard pass in the enzone to put us up by one point.... our coaches were calling for us to kick it but i was telling them to go for two so the best they could do was tie it up with a field goal. they listened and we went for two and got it (now 29 26 us). our defense stopped them and we won.... not only did we win but elgin lost making us conference champs.... the first time since 1988. it is just as well they didn't have me kick that last one. it is very special for me to end the season with 21 points.... o by the way cody was the hero for catching the td pass but i was very happy because the game gave my position meaning.... their kicker missed one of his extra points and i made all of mine. so we weren't tied at the end we were up (two weeks in a row i have actually made a difference).