Colts Newsletter 10/24-10/28
G.uts R.esponsibility I.ntegrity T.rust
A COLT CREDO
- A COLT LEADS
- A COLT PUSHES THEIR MIND AND BODY TO THEIR LIMITS
- A COLT MASTERS THEIR EMOTIONS
- A COLT LEARNS CONTINUOUSLY
- A COLT GIVES GENEROUSLY
- A COLT STANDS UP FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN, NO MATTER THE COST
- A COLT KNOWS THEIR FLAWS AS WELL AS THEY KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS
- A COLT PROVES THEMSELVES THROUGH ACTIONS, NOT WORDS
- A COLT LIVES EVERY DAY AS IF IT WERE THEIR LAST!
G.R.I.T.
G.uts -Toughness of Your Character
R.esponsibility - Accepting Your Role
I.ntegrity - Gap between What You Say & What You Do
T.rust - In Each Other/Coaches/Self
COLTS STUMBLE IN 4 OF 5 GAMES. 8TH A HAS HUGE, STATEMENT WIN!
THE BYE WEEK CAME AND WENT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET HEALTHY IN MANY PLACES, AND CLEAN UP SOME OF OUR PLAYS, HOWEVER, TAKING THE BOYS OUT OF THEIR ROUTINE MAY HAVE PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN THE LOSSES. MOST OF THE 4 COMPETITIONS THAT DIDN'T GO OUR WAY WERE LOST BY US, NOT WON BY THE OTHER TEAM. BEING ABLE TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY IN ALL FORMS WILL MOLD A TEAM INTO A WELL OILED MACHINE. THAT CAME INTO PLAY WITH THE FINAL GAME ON TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE 8TH A TEAM FELL BEHIND EARLY AND HAD TO BATTLE ALL GAME LONG TO BE IN A PLACE TO WIN WITH 5 SECONDS LEFT. THEY PULLED OFF AN UNBELIEVABLE PLAY TO WIN AS TIME EXPIRED.
GAME RESULTS vs DAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
7TH CMS C vs DAWSON - L 22-0
7TH CMS B vs DAWSON - L 16-7
7TH CMS A vs DAWSON - L 42-12
8TH CMS B vs DAWSON - L 22-7
8TH CMS A vs DAWSON - W 20-14
PLEASE SEND PICS OF THE BOYS! WE WANT TO SHOW OFF ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK! THIS NEWSLETTER GOES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, HEAD COACHES, TEACHERS, ETC.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
7TH C TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - NONE
7TH C TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - NONE
7TH B TEAM SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER OF THE GAME - NONE
7TH B TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - STONE HARRINGTON
STONE PROVIDED A HUGE SPARK TO THE B DEFENSE ON MONDAY AT DAWSON BY INTERCEPTING A PASS INSIDE THE 20 AND RETURNING IT FOR A TD...ONLY TO HAVE IT CALLED BACK BY A PENALTY. STONE OUTRAN EVERY KID FROM DAWSON ON THE WAY TO THE ENDZONE.
7TH B TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - BROCK SMITH
BROCK IS A FAMILIAR FACE ON THE PLAYER OF THE GAME LIST. BROCK HAD AN EARLY GOOF BUT I TOLD HIM WE WOULD COME BACK TO HIM AND WHEN WE DID, HE MADE DAWSON PAY ON ONE OF HIS WELL KNOWN EXPLOSIVE PLAYS. HE ALONG WITH OTHERS HAVE SHOWN THEY ARE ABLE TO HIT THE BIG PLAY AND RUN AWAY FROM THE DEFENSE.
7TH A TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - JR ANTINONE
JR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH SCORES MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE A TEAM. ONE CAME ON A RUN NEAR THE GOAL LINE. THE SECOND CAME ON A SWING PASS IN WHICH HE HAD TO MAKE A FEW DAWSON DEFENDERS MISS ON HIS WAY TO THE ENDZONE.
7TH A TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - CADE COBURN
CADE CAME UP WITH A MUCH NEEDED TURNOVER DURING THE A GAME. HE NEEDED ONLY 1 OR 2 MORE MISSED TACKLES AND HE WOULD HAVE HAD THE DEFENSIVE SCORE!
7TH A TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE GAME - CAM WAGNER
CAM WAS SELECTED BECAUSE ON A PUNT, THE RETURNER CAME BACK TO THE SINGLE MAN SIDE AND CAM TOOK ON THE BLOCKER AND THE RETURNER. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS FIGHT AND DETERMINATION, DAWSON WOULD HAVE SCORED AGAIN.
8TH B TEAM SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER OF THE GAME - NONE
8TH B DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - RHETT REGULA
RHETT CAUGHT THE EYE OF THE ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR FROM GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL ON ONE SPECIFIC PLAY WHERE HE MADE A TEXTBOOK OPEN FIELD TACKLE. I CANNOT SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH ABOUT THE EFFORT AND COACHABILITY OF RHETT. HE TRULY ENJOYS THE GAME, AND RECEIVING THE COACHING THAT WE GIVE IN ORDER TO GET BETTER. G.R.I.T.!
8TH B OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - CARSON WITTEN
CARSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLTS LONE SCORE TUESDAY IN THE B GAME. HE WAS ABLE TO SHOW SPEED IN BEATING THE DAWSON DEFENSE FOR A GO ROUTE 1 ON 1. CARSON DEFINITELY GIVES HIS TEAM THE BIG PLAY ABILITY.
8TH A TEAM SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER OF THE GAME - KEVIN CONTE
DAWSON COULDN'T RUN THE BALL ALL NIGHT AND AFTER A 3 AND OUT THEY PUNTED THE BALL DEEP TO TRY AND MAKE US MARCH THE WHOLE FIELD IN ORDER TO BEAT THEM. THEIR ATTEMPT TO PIN US DEEP WAS SQUASHED AS KEVIN RETURNED THE PUNT BACK TO DAWSON'S END OF THE FIELD. THAT WAS HUGE IN SETTING UP THE OFFENSE FOR THE WIN.
8TH A TEAM CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - LUKE LINGARD & OLIVER CROW
THE COACHES WERE BASICALLY AT A STALEMATE IN WHO THEY BELIEVED THE AWARD SHOULD GO TO THIS WEEK. IN THE END, ALL 5 AGREED THAT NEITHER ONE WOULD HAVE HAD THE GAME DEFENSIVELY WITHOUT THE OTHER. AT THAT POINT THE DECISION WAS EASY TO HAND OUT A CO-DEF PLAYER OF THE GAME. THEY BOTH WERE UNSTOPPABLE ON DEFENSE WHILE THEY SHUT DOWN THE RUNNING ATTACK FROM DAWSON.
8TH A TEAM OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME - COLE SHEPPARD
EACH WEEK WE PLAY, I TELL THE BOYS HOW IT WILL TAKE EVERY MEMBER OF THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME THAT YOUR NUMBER IS CALLED, AND WHEN IT IS, YOU MAKE THE MOST OF IT. COLE EXEMPLIFIED THAT THIS WEEK BY SCORING A TD THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST TO SCORE OF THE NIGHT. ON A BUSTED PLAY, COLE NEVER GAVE UP AND FOUND HIMSELF OPEN. AFTER THE CATCH HE MADE 2 DEFENDERS MISS, AND THE 3RD WAS SIMPLY OUTRAN TO THE ENDZONE.
FINAL HOME GAME AS 8TH GRADERS...
WHAT A WAY TO GO OUT ON YOUR HOME FIELD. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US COACHES TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIVES!
Event Information
7TH GRADE VS CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALL 3 TEAMS WILL PLAY.
C TEAM STARTS AT 4:30 & EACH GAME WILL BE 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PREVIOUS GAME.
A/C TEAM WILL WEAR THEIR HOME, BLUE, JERSEYS.
B TEAM WILL WEAR THEIR AWAY, WHITE, JERSEYS.
When?
Monday, Oct 31, 2016, 04:30 PM
Where?
Colleyville Middle School, Bogart Drive, Colleyville, TX, United States
Event Information
8TH GRADE @ CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL
B TEAM STARTS AT 5:30, A TEAM WILL START 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE B GAME.
B TEAM WILL WEAR HOME, BLUE, JERSEYS.
A TEAM WILL WEAR AWAY, WHITE, JERSEYS.
When?
Tuesday, Nov 1, 2016, 05:30 PM
Where?