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Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on September 19, 2007, 07:25 PM:
 
It's that time of the year again. The Abilene-Chapman football match up - recognized as the oldest high school football rivalry west of the Mississippi River, originating in the first match up between the two in the early 1890's when all the town kids went to AHS, and all the country kids were sent to Chapman - so it was a matter of townies versus hayseeds back then.

This game has seen players of note, like Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Joe Engle, a NASA shuttle astronaut from a few years back.

Ike played right end in high school. My son plays left end and safety. Ike was 5-11 and 180 pounds. Dalian is barely 5-9 and 130. A picture of Ike and his high school team hangs in their high school lobby.

I can't imagine besting Monday night in this game on Friday. On Monday, Dal got to play in place of the first string flanker who was out with a back injury. I told him the night before that this was the chance he'd been waiting for- to show the coach that he could run with the big dogs. He got a couple good tackles, and made a sliding reception on a pass play in the second quarter. But, best of all, in the fourth quarter, he made a second sliding pass of 23 yards to score the touchdown that put us ahead, coming back from a 12-28 deficit at half-time, to win the game 42-35. A "Rudy" moment if there ever was one.

I know y'all are probably getting tired of me bragging up my kid, but I just can't help it, I'm so proud of him. Smallest kid on the team, and he's finally learning to use his size to his advantage. When you see something like that, your "cup runneth over".
 
Posted by NASA (Member # 177) on September 19, 2007, 11:33 PM:
 
Congrats, to you both! I know how proud that would make [u]me[/u] feel. [Wink]
 
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on September 21, 2007, 08:39 PM:
 
Well,... Damn! We lost. 26-20. But, that last touchdown for us was on an 86-yard pass reception. And, my son Dalian managed to recover the fumble on the on-sides kick after that TD, but we couldn't make anything of it. Oh well. There's next Friday. I'll shut up now. [Smile]
 




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