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Weston, leaving the field of his final football game, the last time he will ever play organized football, the last time he will ever wear a Roane County Raiders uniform.
Ninth-ranked Roane County Raiders lost to #1-ranked Ravenswood last night in Ravenswood.
The first quarter was impossible to watch. Far too painful. The Raiders forgot that the game had started and let Ravenswood make four touchdowns. In the first quarter. They recovered after they woke up and the rest of the game was competitive–except for the fact that it was already over in the first quarter.
They were kicking themselves afterward for not playing up to their ability in the first quarter, but they were good sports. They had a school record-breaking winning season and, for the first time ever, took their school to the second round of the state playoffs. And, small schools from small towns who aren’t used to winning know better than anybody how to lose with their heads up. They have a lot of practice at that, so they’re pretty cheerful.
I traveled to the game with Morgan and one of Weston’s friends. Weston rode back with us to the school to meet the team bus. We stopped at a Taco Bell. Everyone was happy. He met up with his girlfriend at the school at the band bus and then he was even happier, and everyone went off to spend the night together in town as per their usual Friday night routine. (Weston, Morgan, and their whole nerdy geeky group spend every Saturday playing some kind of nerdy geeky game that I don’t understand.)
Thanksgiving week just got a mite bit easier as there is no football practice. (Just basketball practice for Morgan.) Weston will (finally) start driving again starting Monday. He will be behind the wheel of my old Jeep. Keep my Jeep, me, and Weston in your thoughts.
A lot of senior blockers will be leaving the Raiders this year. Next year’s team may not be as successful. The runningbacks can’t run if they don’t have blockers. I don’t know, I won’t be in the stands next year. But this junior #5 here, he’s a star.
Somebody give that kid some blockers.
I think I know way too much about football now. I suspect I shall forget it all shortly.
Except for this one thing.
It was worth every cold, hard, late-night minute of the last five years that I was there–
–for #57.
P.S. I told him after the game that he could quit the team now.
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on November 20, 2010
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Everyone, including the old Jeep, is in my prayers!
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It’s all that Stringtown Farm cooking that made a big football player. The parents of the up and coming kids just need you to give them some cooking lessons. Winter is coming, I’ll be praying for Weston, Morgan and the jeep. Mostly I’ll be praying that it doesn’t give you too many gray hairs this winter. It does mean less driving for you though and more time to make hard cheese.
Good luck to Morgan in the up and coming basketball season!
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At first, I resented football season. I resented the time it took away from family, the wasted time sitting in the car waiting for practice to be over, and the cold, wet nights sitting in the stands. Then last year, Zach actually started on defense as a sophomore and things changed. Oh the thrill of watching that boy chase down a running back. He’s not a big boy but he has a lethal tackle. There is an intensity about him on the field that is so much fun to watch. He’s in his element when he puts on the helmet and pads. I’m an official football mom know. After their last game, I posted on facebook that I couldn’t wait for the next season
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Hugs –
Beth Brown One Old Goat (who gets older just reading stuff like this)
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