Saturday, November 22, 2008

The Dome - Revisted

So it was back to the Dome on Friday, November 21st. Southern Cal (12-1) took on Tama (13-0). Everyone was fired up, but very nervous (OK, so maybe just I was nervous!). We all knew Southern Cal was a great team, but anything can (& does) happen in the Dome...


Shannon and Barry looking cool and calm - gettin their game face on!


Team warming up for the Class A State Championship

Lining up for the National Anthem



These next few pictures are courtesy of the Des Moines Register















At the end of the 4th quarter the game was all tied up. I was so nervous my stomach hurt!!



But not to worry, in the end Southern Cal was triumphant!! We scored a touchdown on the 4th down of overtime which tied up the game again (21 to 21), then we went for the two point conversion & made it!! I think Tama thought we would kick a field goal & tie up the game to head into double overtime - they were not expecting us to go for the two points! I have to admit, I was not sure we were going to pull it off (I am such a pessimist), but I was totally wrong! It was so exciting!! The game of a lifetime!


It was so fun to watch how ecstatic the boys/fans were!


This is the look of a happy (& relieved) man!








The team with their trophy!



Hard work does pay off!



When we got back to Lake City, there was a welcome home rally for the team. Most of the town showed up! The boys and coaches worked so hard to get a championship. Lake City couldn't be more proud!!!



Coach Case gave a great speech.



Shannon with the coaching staff.



CONGRATULATIONS MUSTANGS ON BEING STATE CHAMPS AND FOR A GREAT SEASON!!!

2 comments:

missy said...

that is soooo AWESOME!!! i kept waiting for your post....we checked on the internet and saw that you guys won!!!! it gave me goosebumps!!! how exciting!!!!

Princess S said...

CONGRATS!!!! That would be fun to be a part of something so exciting!!!