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A perfect Colorado Autumn Saturday morning for Football. This was a fun game for our younger guys to end our 2023 season, and I felt very good about their attitude and effort. We were a little rusty, as most hadn’t had many game time reps of late, and a few were coming off injury. But, we made it competitive in the 2nd half, by manufacturing a couple of scores with and end around and a halfback pass!
The score doesn’t speak to how close this game really was in first half and how our game plan had us totally pumped up as a squad & the Farmers reeling. But, it does reflect this most difficult year - as the broken record keeps playing the same old song, again, and again. Two turnovers right before half resulted in a 21 point swing & best made plans out the window. What could have been a tie game or even a lead, turned into 36-14 halftime deficit. I am just sick that our seniors go out this way. They gave it all, yet again, in defeat. But, when perfection is the requirement to even compete, inexperience ensures imperfect outcomes. No matter hard we try, you just can't make up for the fact that many of our players are in their first year of football, let alone varsity starters. It takes more than 1 season, to gain the strength, game IQ, and just overall experience it takes to play this game at the scholastic varsity level. There is no short cut. Thus, our 2023 season crashes hard - yet again, at its merciless end…
Littleton 0 Green Mountain 58
I think the score says it all. As good as we played last week on the road, we came home this weekend and got out-hit, outplayed and out-coached. Hats off to Coach Van Praag, as his Cougars played with great heart and controlled the time of possession all night. At the other end of the barrel, we are holding it together with the 20 Lions left standing. I'm proud of these guys. They embody what we hope to be known for one day. We talk about "Attitude & Effort" every day and I can honestly attest that each one of them is giving their all - every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears they possess. Most people would not even enter the alley, given the odds these young men walk into each week. It takes a special kind of man to face failure, overcome fear, and spit in its eye! In society we don’t talk about this enough. We talk about wins, we boast stats, but we don’t put enough emphasis on character, integrity, clear eyes and true heart. These 20 guys are so very special, as they are road grading a clear path, through granite, to the top of the mountain. They are setting the foundation for years to come. Outside of a football family, these kind of men never get the credit they deserve. But, in this family, our Littleton Lion football family - “We Know and we’re forever thankful!”
199 E Littleton Blvd
Littleton, CO 80121