Last night's game was high school football heaven. With about four minutes left, down 14-7, Capital marched the length of the field, only to fumble near the ten. But the defense stood up to Oly, giving the Cougs a second chance with 38 ticks on the clock--until an interception on the final play sealed it for the Bears.
The wife and I watched it all from the endzone, shouting and clapping and holding our breath in the cool September air.
Sometimes, an easy victory is the worst possible prelude to a rivalry game. As standout Hala Ling put it, "We took them for granted." Olympia's swarming defense stuffed the run and negated the long pass, keeping the Cougars off-balance for almost the entire game.
Capital suffered a potential loss of their starting quarterback, Ben Cozad, but sophomore Evan Pettie showed signs of increasing confidence in his first fiery trial.
It's a tough loss, but we'll suck it up and roll again.
On to state.
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