BAMF cowboy
12-22-2005, 09:30 PM
Well it still hasn't hit me yet, but we are once again in the off season. The board is moving a little slow so I came up with this. Being a senior, the state game was my last game official as a dragon (although i'll always be one) It's been such a great ride being a part of something this great. (Seniors '06, state all four years baby!) Anyways, I've compiled a list of my greatest Carroll football memories (not necessarily games). Feel free to compile a list of your own, but here are mine:
2001 Grapevine - Technically I wasn't in high school for this, but this was the game that really got me into carroll football. The game got called due to rain and was rescheduled for the next day (saturday). I'm pretty sure we came back from behind to win the game (a ricky lay td sneak, and a pick to seal the game). A very exciting game, and a good one to start off my memories.
2002 Lufkin - No doubt is the best game I've ever wtinessed as a Dragon. Everyone knows the story, down 16 in the fourth, rally back for the win. I'll never forget watching Chase Hargis bat down the hail mary to secure the victory right in front of were i was sitting, and hearing the crowd erupt. The best game of my high school days. no doubt.
Going to state 2002 - going to state the for the first time was a great memory. The whole town was in San Antonio and the spirit was great. Although it wasn't much of a game, the experience will last me a lifetime.
Going to state 2003 - Alright, some of you will be confused by this. But it's a memory nonetheless. This is one game I will for sure never forget...the one that got away. It was an eerie feeling after Thompson picked off Chase Daniel for the win. The stands were virtually silent. It's not a good memory, but a memory nonetheless.
2004 Denton Ryan - This was a great experience for me and my school. The whole week this game was on everyone's mind. Thursday was pretty much a football holiday. We had a pep rally and a cookout. Teacher's were out of their minds if they tried to teach. The crowd was insane for that game. Everyone was so into the game and so loud. And plus, blowing out a team on ESPN is always fun.
2004 Lufkin - Another instant classic. Just like most sequels, it had more hype than the first, but wasn't quite as good. Nonetheless this was a great game. I thought we had it in the bag then Lufkin comes storming back. This was a great game to be with the students screaming our lungs out, and going crazy as we hold on for the win.
-submemory-watching luna plow through that lufkin defender for the victory.
2004 Abilene - What a game this was. I thought we had it secured but Abilene comes storming back. This was the game that coined the "Charlie" chants. I specifically remember going crazy when Pat Benoist intercepted the ball for the win. One of the very few times I though we were going to lose.
2005 Grapevine - Hey, it was the first really close game we'd had in a long long time. Plus I was able to be Crew-ing on the sideline for this one and the atmosphere was great. The Dragon fans were deafening at times, and I'll never forget being able to get the crowd going, and hearing the roars everytime we made a play.
-Submemory - When Riley turned that broken screen pass into a huge gain, the crowd was so deafening. Loudest it was all year.
State game 2004 - A pretty good game, not amazing. But of course the memory of watching Kevin Ortega's kcik sail through the uprights is enough to make it one of my best.
State game 2005 - This was one of the most fun games I was involved in all year. Winning state your senior year is always a blast. Plus getting revenge...This one is self explanatory.
And of course, all the great times in the student sectionand Crew-ing on the sideline, screaming my lungs out.
Hope that didn't bore you too much. Feel free to share some of yours.
2001 Grapevine - Technically I wasn't in high school for this, but this was the game that really got me into carroll football. The game got called due to rain and was rescheduled for the next day (saturday). I'm pretty sure we came back from behind to win the game (a ricky lay td sneak, and a pick to seal the game). A very exciting game, and a good one to start off my memories.
2002 Lufkin - No doubt is the best game I've ever wtinessed as a Dragon. Everyone knows the story, down 16 in the fourth, rally back for the win. I'll never forget watching Chase Hargis bat down the hail mary to secure the victory right in front of were i was sitting, and hearing the crowd erupt. The best game of my high school days. no doubt.
Going to state 2002 - going to state the for the first time was a great memory. The whole town was in San Antonio and the spirit was great. Although it wasn't much of a game, the experience will last me a lifetime.
Going to state 2003 - Alright, some of you will be confused by this. But it's a memory nonetheless. This is one game I will for sure never forget...the one that got away. It was an eerie feeling after Thompson picked off Chase Daniel for the win. The stands were virtually silent. It's not a good memory, but a memory nonetheless.
2004 Denton Ryan - This was a great experience for me and my school. The whole week this game was on everyone's mind. Thursday was pretty much a football holiday. We had a pep rally and a cookout. Teacher's were out of their minds if they tried to teach. The crowd was insane for that game. Everyone was so into the game and so loud. And plus, blowing out a team on ESPN is always fun.
2004 Lufkin - Another instant classic. Just like most sequels, it had more hype than the first, but wasn't quite as good. Nonetheless this was a great game. I thought we had it in the bag then Lufkin comes storming back. This was a great game to be with the students screaming our lungs out, and going crazy as we hold on for the win.
-submemory-watching luna plow through that lufkin defender for the victory.
2004 Abilene - What a game this was. I thought we had it secured but Abilene comes storming back. This was the game that coined the "Charlie" chants. I specifically remember going crazy when Pat Benoist intercepted the ball for the win. One of the very few times I though we were going to lose.
2005 Grapevine - Hey, it was the first really close game we'd had in a long long time. Plus I was able to be Crew-ing on the sideline for this one and the atmosphere was great. The Dragon fans were deafening at times, and I'll never forget being able to get the crowd going, and hearing the roars everytime we made a play.
-Submemory - When Riley turned that broken screen pass into a huge gain, the crowd was so deafening. Loudest it was all year.
State game 2004 - A pretty good game, not amazing. But of course the memory of watching Kevin Ortega's kcik sail through the uprights is enough to make it one of my best.
State game 2005 - This was one of the most fun games I was involved in all year. Winning state your senior year is always a blast. Plus getting revenge...This one is self explanatory.
And of course, all the great times in the student sectionand Crew-ing on the sideline, screaming my lungs out.
Hope that didn't bore you too much. Feel free to share some of yours.