So close...

Team Captains' pre-game meeting.
The Kearns team were all the size of our #73 (Bear)

Well, I guess you can't have a miracle game everytime....darn it! We lost to Kearns last Friday 8 to 12. We got the ball with about 2 minutes left and Jordan threw two really long passes with incredible catches by Jordan Dew. We got all the way down to the 5 yard line, but a penalty put us back to the 20. We wish the play calling would have been a little different, but 4 consecutive pass plays into the endzone were called. With 23 seconds to go and 4th down...it was all on Jordan's shoulder (literally). He threw a 25 yard pass into the endzone to Jordan Dew but it was about 1 yard too far. It wasn't meant to be. The boys came off the field understandably devastated. I knew I didn't want to live at my house this weekend. But after a good talk from the coach and applause/cheers as they walked out of the locker room they seemed much better. The Kearns team is rated as one of the top teams in the state and can I say that they were "Beasts!" They were actually really nice and great sports, but they averaged about 6'2" or more and about 250 lbs. Our defense was OUTSTANDING and played really tough. Jordan ended up throwing 51 passes and his shoulder had quite the workout. He could hardly pick up his cup when he got home that night. He didn't have the best game ever with several interceptions and a fumble, but our team made us proud. They played an extremely respectable game against a very tough team. The Kearns coach came up to Jordan afterward and commented on how impressed he was with him and his composure throughout the game and with his quarterback skills. Better luck next time guys! Good Job!

Allison showing some Lehi Pride!

A little bit from the newspaper article this week:
"Lehi quarterback Jordan Smith threw the ball 51 times and completed 31 of those. He ended up with 233 yards passing, but the Pioneers only managed nine yards rushing.
Things looked good for the Pioneers as they opened up the scoring in the first quarter as Smith connected with CJ Fredrickson for an 11-yard touchdown.
Trailing by four with 2:23 left on the clock Lehi got the ball back on their own 12-yard line. Smith drove his team down the field completing two big-yardage plays to Jordan Dew. The Pioneers found themselves on the Kearns 12-yard line with 35 seconds on the clock. But, four straight incomplete passes ended Lehi's hopes of a come-from-behind victory."