Let’s start this report with the Friday
night football news.
The game started out in the rain, and while
there were thunderstorms in the area; they weren’t close enough to delay our
play time. Our hometown crowd was a bit
light because of the rain; but we had more people come over to the game once
the rain ended before half time.
We were playing Meadowvale tonight; and I’ll
go with the good news first. We won by a
score of forty-seven to Forty-three.
Michael and Tim each scored two touchdowns; Lucas had one; and Captain
JJ made every extra point and added four field goals. That made him top scorer for our team; and
his head was so inflated by the end of the game it’s a wonder that he didn’t
just float away. It’s not as though I
haven’t seen other big egos in high school football, but Jason is as bad at
winning as he is at losing; and the captain shouldn’t be taking all of the
credit for a win the way he was tonight.
Yes, he played a good game; but so did a lot of other guys.
That was something we desperately needed to
get the win; since we had far too many really bad plays too. Ray gave up five turnovers tonight, and while
they weren’t entirely his fault; Meadowvale turned them into four touchdowns
and one field goal. Michael and Tim were
a big part of the reason why Ray didn’t give up more interceptions than he did
thanks to their ability to knock down bad passes before they could be
intercepted; but we also had help from the Meadowvale offense. They didn’t make any mistakes, but they also
played very conservatively; and only scoured four field goals during the rest
of the game.
Earning the win put our team at two wins
and two losses for the season so far, and while Jason was happy about that too;
Tim definitely wasn’t. Our losses have
been against two of the better teams in the division; and we’re just squeaking
out wins against teams that we have done much better against every year for the
last four or five seasons. This game
could have gone either way with just a few more mistakes; and Tim doesn’t think
that any of our guys should be particularly proud of this win.
I don’t want to drag this part of the
report out for too long; so let’s move on to the cheerleading side of the
football report.
Getting rained on put a damper on our
cheering – as did the lighter crowd for the first half of the game. Having the rain stop in time for our
half-time routine was nice; and our routine went over great with our hometown
fans. All of that was fun despite
spending a bit too much time in damp clothes with wet hair; but that just shows
you how serious Rowen and I take supporting our boys.
There is one good thing about rain and
football – the game moves right along because nobody is interested in dragging
it out. This was the shortest game of
the season so far thanks to quick turnarounds between plays; and a lot of
scoring drives that were quick – whether that was due to short field position
or the long plays that Michael and Tim each had for their touchdowns. I’m mentioning that because the slightly
early end to the game left Michael and I with a bit of extra time together
before he needed to be home at midnight.
We had a short post-game chat and break with
Rowen and Tim at his house; Michael came home with me; and we had a little
visit with Mom and Dad before they went up to bed and Michael and I got to have
a bit of alone time in the lounge. That
bit of play time was moderately hot; included a Magi healing for Michael to
help him out with some bruises, cuts, and sore muscles from the game. He and Tim both got pounded a lot tonight;
and Michael was very grateful for the help.
How grateful? Let’s just say that I am smiling as I write
this for a reason! ;^)
Moving along, I’ve been doing my nightly
computing and a bit of family business work since seeing Michael on his way
home and then getting into bed with Mandy.
I’ve used a touch of time phasing to keep this from being another
too-late night; but that’s also helped to tire me out. That’s why I’ve just decided to micro-size
the rest of the news from today.
Tai Chi, breakfast, and school were all
great. Michael and I did our homework
right after school; had an early dinner; and then headed back to the school to
get ready for the game. Dad had a good
week in the city; is glad to be home; and I don’t have many other details for
his adventures in Crystal Springs yet – other than that he had a meal with the
Malloys on Tuesday night; and they’re all doing great. Mom and the twins had the usual work to do
for a Friday; and Ethan and Ehlana spent a half-day at KidZone with their
friends. Naomi, by the way, is having
fun at school; and I spent some time with her today before school and at
lunchtime.
Okay, that’s enough for tonight, and I’m
seriously ready to just pass out now; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
