All,
Saturday was an incredible day at the Colts 7-7. We went undefeated in pool play and ended up in the championship round and the final four. We lost the semi final game by one touchdown to Columbus East and then to Ritter in the consolation game. We ended the game with the ball on the one yard line and lost by 3 points.
However we only had 11 players (all other teams had 15) and a day that started at 8:30 at the Colts complex ended at 5:30 with us getting our pictures taken by the Colts (see below) and awarded our certificate for finishing in the Final Four and receiving a check for the football program for $500.00. Of the 11, we had two freshman, two seniors, three players who split time on one side of the ball, so in essence, we only played with 8 players, both ways, all day!!!!
This was a big day for the 11 warriors. You would have been proud of these players who defeated some big time schools...West Lafayette, Paoli, Monrovia, South Bend Washington...along the way teams like Evansville Memorial, Portage, FW Dwenger, FW Luers, Fishers, New Palestine, Rensellear Central, Southport, Guerin all fell by the wayside as we moved on to the Final Four. The athleticism of the larger schools was incredible but somehow our boys "found a way" each game to win. Our boys had heart and chemistry. They fought some incredible battles in tremendous heat.
We were 10 points away (one TD and one interception) away from going to Tampa Bay for the national tournament. This is our best finish in the four years we have been invited to be in the tournament. The attached picture says a thousand words. Just look at the smiles at the end of the day.
What a day!
However we only had 11 players (all other teams had 15) and a day that started at 8:30 at the Colts complex ended at 5:30 with us getting our pictures taken by the Colts (see below) and awarded our certificate for finishing in the Final Four and receiving a check for the football program for $500.00. Of the 11, we had two freshman, two seniors, three players who split time on one side of the ball, so in essence, we only played with 8 players, both ways, all day!!!!
This was a big day for the 11 warriors. You would have been proud of these players who defeated some big time schools...West Lafayette, Paoli, Monrovia, South Bend Washington...along the way teams like Evansville Memorial, Portage, FW Dwenger, FW Luers, Fishers, New Palestine, Rensellear Central, Southport, Guerin all fell by the wayside as we moved on to the Final Four. The athleticism of the larger schools was incredible but somehow our boys "found a way" each game to win. Our boys had heart and chemistry. They fought some incredible battles in tremendous heat.
We were 10 points away (one TD and one interception) away from going to Tampa Bay for the national tournament. This is our best finish in the four years we have been invited to be in the tournament. The attached picture says a thousand words. Just look at the smiles at the end of the day.
What a day!
Continue to Find a Way...Coach Qualls
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