FOSSIL RIDGE IS A SPECIAL PLACE

As I was walking off the field wrapping up the postgame rituals with the handshakes and high fives following the season finale against Greeley Central something caught my eye, stopped me in my tracks and put a lump in my throat. The stands were now all but empty. The perfect fall night had now started to turn chilly. The headsets, white board, Cat Juice buckets and Ryan's trunk had all been loaded up and were headed for the truck. Yet there in the midst of an empty sidelines sat a BEAUTIFUL site. A group of young men who had just played their last game as SaberCats sitting on the benches soaking up what would be their last time in a SaberCat football uniform. Sweat drenched, eye black running down their faces yet none of them were ready to take off that uniform. They had the look of "weren't we just FRESHMAN yesterday." There was a bond there. One that is only EARNED.
Football is special game for many reasons. It is tough, physical,emotional and mentally challenging like no other sport I know. But it's also is the GREATEST team sport EVER. In no other sport is the TEAM reliant so much on every individual doing HIS job to create the TEAM'S success. As a result the RELATIONSHIPS that are forged on the football field are SPECIAL. Those fellas who did not want to leave the bench that night know that BOND. That BOND has brought Fossil Ridge Football to where it is today. SENIORS, THANK YOU!

Always remember Fellas, IRON SHARPENS IRON.

Coach Lefort

FINISHED STRONG

Halloween night left little doubt who was doing the tricks and who was doing the treating. The Wildcats potent passing offense was held in check while the SaberCat offense erupted in the second half like it has all year long. That is the WAY TO FINISH. Not just with this game but with the season. You finished 4-1 over the final half of the season and ended up literally a couple yards short from making an appearance in the State playoffs. Not bad for a team picked to finish 8th out of 9 teams in our conference. Lesser men would have chose to take the easier route and maybe stumbled into a losing season. But you fellas laced up your football cleats determined to give the kind of effort that SaberCat Football has been built on. CONGRATULATIONS on a great win!!

UPON FURTHER REVIEW
-There something about those BLACK JERSEYS (especially on Halloween)

- The D was BALL HAWKIN all night

- It was Vintage Hollywood during his TD scramble in the 3rd

- No that wasn't 3 straight fake extra point attempts

- Nothing better than a seeing the smiles on the proud parents and Seniors during the pregame ceremonies -BEAUTIFUL

- The Mystery PA announcer was AWESOME


- What an absolutely GORGEOUS night for a football game

- Fossil Ridge is blessed with THE BEST, STUDENTS, PARENTS and ADMINISTRATION!! It makes our jobs easy..

Coach Lefort