Playoffs! GO SPARTANS!

Jacob's football team made it to the playoffs this year. I think only 2 or 3 of the Saratoga Spartan Teams made it that far. I think that is pretty darn good considering this is our first year with our own football team, and we don't have to play with LEHI....(ugh!) Jacob's team was ranked second in their age group, so for the first game, Rank 1 played Rank 4 and Rank 2 played Rank 3. I believe Rank 1 was Lone Peak, Rank 2 Saratoga Springs, Rank 3 Lone Peak, and Rank 4 Pleasant Grove. Anyway, during regular season we beat the team we were set up to play for playoffs. It was a great game, we played with alot of heart, and in the last seconds of the game, Saratog Spartans came up short. It was a heartbreaking loss. The entire team of boys was crying. It was sad...but do I dare say it....PART OF ME WAS GLAD THAT FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND GAMES WERE OVER FOR THE SEASON! It had been a horrendous few months taking Jacob to practice, 4:30 - 6:30, Andrew to practice 5:30 - 7:30 (MWF) and Daniel with flag football practice @ 5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Then games on weekends, and school nights. Really not to complain. Even if they had won it would have only been one more game, so that would have been no big deal, but I do wonder how many mom's breathed a sigh of relief...along with a sigh of disappointment. Any whooooo....here are some pictures from the playoff game.



Jacob and Paul. Paul was able to help coach Jacob's football team this year. It meant a really busy few months for Paul as well, since he was still doing fall ball with his baseball team at Hillcrest High School.





Jacob standing on the sidelines watching the game. He didn't have his heart in it this year really. I think alot of it had to do with his feet hurting him. We are taking him to Shriners on the 18th of December to have him looked at.








Looking good for the camera...








Jacob is in there someone, at the far end of the picture. He made a pretty substantial tackle during this game, keeping the team from gaining yards...

Jacob again and a few of his team mates.