The Legend of Thousand Hills Farm

Another Loss

Well, while we once again had high hopes for Friday's game, we lost. The boys just did not play well. Blocking was almost non-existent. Our boys scored one touchdown, but did not make the two point conversion. Levi ran the ball, but since no one was blocking, he didn't get far. One play, he dragged about 3 defenders down the field as he tried for more yardage. We *love* BFS!

I believe the final score was 52 - 6 Kootenai. We did make it almost to the end of the 4th quarter, so they did better than many teams that have played Kootenai this year, but it was still disappointing.

I didn't really get any pictures, except of Josiah.  So, this will be a picture-less post.

This Friday we play at Mullan. It may possibly snow. BRRRR!!!

The middle school plays at Kootenai today and Wallace on Wednesday.

Winning Games

If you are reading this, be sure and check out the post below. I posted it earlier today, and it's about Will's 18th birthday!

Well, two football games to tell you about. They are from last week ~ at some point I have to have Will show me how to upload photos to the computer!

First, the middle school game. I got to sing the National Anthem , but I didn't know I was doing that until I got to the game. Usually, they say the Pledge of Alliegence at middle school games, but we think that sporting events should have the National Anthem! Anyway, that was kind of fun. They also didn't have officials show up, so they had to recruit a couple of the HS coaches to officiate.

Here's the final score. They played Mullan.

Here's Garth, he ran for 2 touchdowns, and passed for 2 touchdowns.

Here's Josiah enjoying the game. Cheeto covered face ~ isn't he cute? That's the face you get when you have a camera in your hand and tell him to smile!

There's Logan (64). He's playing Defensive End, and his Dad says he's doing a good job!

High School ~ Lakeside vs. Clark Fork

Clark Fork turned the scoreboard off before I could get a picture of the score, but it was ~ 34 - 18 Lakeside!!

It was a nice evening for football, a little on the chilly side ~ Clark Fork has really damp air, and so it's always chilly there, in fact, it's usually *cold* there because we are there later in the season.

Here's Will doing his thing ~ not sure how I managed to get a clear picture of him when everyone else is blurry, but I'll let you think it was on purpose!

Here's Josiah, enjoying a High School game, and an apple that someone picked off a local tree. (He's just so cute, I had to include his picture again!)

There's Levi, waiting for the ball.

Hutch looking for a high 5 from Levi after he runs in a touchdown.

Lakeside on defense ~ You can see Will in the middle of the action.

The boys played well, although not according to them. They were hoping to play better, but they won, so... Levi ran for 2 touchdowns and two conversions, accumulating another 200 yards or so rushing ~ if his stats were submitted, he would likely be the top 8-man running back for rushing.

This week they play Kootenai at home. Our last game against Kootenai didn't go so well, so we're definitely hoping for a better showing on Friday.

Homecoming and Middle School Football

Well, Homecoming has come and gone. It's so odd to think that this was Will's last homecoming. Yes, he's a senior this year (and 18 today!). We were hopeful for a win, the young man interning with the head coach called and made inquiries about the team we were to play (LaCrosse-Washtucna, one of the top 8-man teams in the region), and from the "scouting report", we thought we could beat them.

Friday was an eventful day. Kathleen turned 8, Will had an interview in Post Falls with the Postal Service, and a friend's house burned to the ground.

The crowd was large ~ I have rarely seen that many folks at a football game. The weather was nice (a blessing for the girls in formals for homecoming royalty!). But the game didn't go so well. The boys' heads were apparently not in the game. The opponent only had about 5 plays that they ran, but each time they executed just as they were supposed to. Will in particular was very upset with himself, but I think that with the other things going on on Friday, that it is not surprising that they didn't play better.

Here are some pictures:

Silouettes of the seniors. Will's is #36. That is a knight's helmet in the lower corner. The senior girls were on the other side, but I don't have a senior girl, so I didn't include them in the picture.

Will chasing down the ball in one of the opening plays of the game. That's him in the center with the black socks.

Levi and Merlin awaiting the ball. Levi is the one without socks.

MIDDLE SCHOOL GAME

The final score. Lakeside vs. Wallace.

This was the second game of the middle school season. Garth made 5 touchdowns, and Logan played well. Mike thinks that once Logan gets some real experience, he'll make a good defensive end.

Garth breaking a tackle.

Garth (15), getting ready to throw the ball.

It's a QB Sneak!

Logan on kick-off return.

Another Athlete of the Week!

This time it's Will! Will was chosen as this week's Athlete of the Week by the St. Maries Gazette. It's a little difficult to read so I'll give you the stats.

Will led the Knight's defense with 7 solo tackles and assisted on 14 more against Wallace last Friday. In their 3 games so far, Will has had 26 solo tackles and 4 tackles for losses including 2 QB sacks.

Mr. Miller (Will's coach), said that, "Will has really grown into his role as a senior leader on our team. He really loves the game and he has matured as a team leader. He is our defensive leader."

Way to go Will! We are proud of you!!

The boys play against LaCross-Washtucna tomorrow night in their homecoming game.

One of the team captains, Will and the others await the coin toss at the Kootenai game.

Mud Football 2008

Saturday was Mud Football. It was a beautiful warm (hot!) day, and everyone had a great time ~ some of us had a cleaner time than others!  Well, I got lots of pictures, so I'll let them tell the story.

Before play began...

Levi

Will and Uncle Hank

During play...

Not too dirty yet!

Amazingly (?), Logan is the dirtiest one so far!

No, wait, maybe Daddy's the dirtiest one! Will's got the ball.

Towards the end of play...

That's Logan under all that mud!

No, that's not cro-magnon man, that's my Beloved! (Although I must admit, I *would NOT* hug him like that!)

Levi and a muddy friend.

Uncle Hank's a *little* muddy too!

Mud football means Will ends up without a shirt ~ he insists it's because he is too difficult to stop ~ they just tear his shirt away.

Levi seems to have lost "most" of his shirt as well. He informed me that's the new style.

Levi sloshing through the mud ~ Go Levi!!

Then on to the mud bogging...

All washed up and ready to watch the trucks take their turn in the mud.

It's a race? Wayne swore he was so far behind because he missed a gear while shifting.

Jeremy's truck while it was still mostly white.

The one Chevy in the competition, and it got stuck!  I'll spare you the snide comments that were made.

My handsome (and clean!) Beloved and Ezra, enjoying the mud bogging.

What an enjoyable day we had. Pig in the ground, lot's of good side dishes (Bob's comment was, "Mom, somebody loves me. There's three bean dishes!") Bob LOVES beans! And yummy desserts as well. It was a long, hot day, but a day full of good fellowship as well. Can't wait 'til next year! 

Another Game, But Not Another Win

Well, Friday's game was disappointing and encouraging at the same time. How's that for commentary?  The boys lost, but they made a tremendous comeback in the 4th quarter, so that was encouraging. In the past, when they've gotten down by 20 or more points, the game was OVER. There was no depth of resolve to pull from and make a comeback. Not so Friday night! Had they played the whole game like they played the 4th, they would have won. As it was, the final was 38-28.

Here's a couple of pictures.

This is Will (36), in one of the first plays of the game.

Here's Levi (24), ready to take the hand-off.

Athlete of the Week

Levi is the Athlete of the Week for the Coeur D' Alene Press! In the last 2 games, Levi has run for 4 touchdowns. We are pretty proud of Levi and his hard work. The BFS (Bigger, Faster, Stronger) program appears to be a great thing for these boys. They truely are bigger, faster, and stronger this football season, as a result of their hard work through the spring and summer in the weight room.

Although this doesn't mention his Athlete of the Week status, here is the article about our team in today's CDA Press.

And here is a picture of Levi from the Kootenai game. He's number 24.

WE WON! WE WON!!!

Pardon the yelling, but; "WE WON!!!" In a thrilling game against long-time rivals, the Mullan Tigers, the Lakeside Knights won!!!!!!!!! We are a little excited around here.  Will scored one touchdown, and Levi again scored 2. The boys played a great game, and it did this Mama's heart good to see them laughing and smiling and bouncing around after a football game. The Knights haven't won a game in 3 years, and hadn't beaten Mullan in 9, so it was a red letter night!

Here's the article out of the Coeur D' Alene press: (Note: it's NOT Doyle!!) They always get Levi's name wrong. The Dole referenced in the TD rundown is Will. Also, Coach Ron Miller told them that "Will Dole played great at middle linebacker" not Levi.

The Dole boys are a force to content with on the grid iron!

Lakeside 30 Mullan 6

PLUMMER -- Levi Doyle ran 75 yards for one touchdown and returned an interception 49 yards for another, and Lakeside defeated Mullan in Northstar League action.

It was Lakeside's first win since Dec. 2, 2005, snapping a 23-game losing streak.

Merlin Weaslehead threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another for the Knights (1-1, 1-1 NSL).

"Our defense played well, grabbing three interceptions and recovering two fumbles," Lakeside coach Ron Miller said. "Levi Doyle played great at middle linebacker and made some hits on people to set the tone. I was very pleased with Merlin Weaslehead; he did a nice job in his first game at QB."

Lakeside hosts Wallace on Friday. Mullan is 1-1, 1-1.

Mullan 0 6 0 0 -- 6

Lakeside 6 6 12 6 -- 30

L -- McCulley 25 pass from Weaslehead (run failed)

M -- Garitone 12 pass from McKinnon (run failed)

L -- Dole 65 pass from Weaslehead (run failed)

L -- Weaslehead 22 run (run failed)

L -- L. Doyle 49 interception return (pass failed)

L -- L. Doyle 75 run (pass failed)

Here's one of the plays. That's Will coming in from the back (you can just see the 6 on his jersey).

The First Game of the Season

Last night was the opening game of our football season. We played at Kootenai. Our boys got 45'd in the 4th, which was disappointing, but I have high hopes that the season will only get better.

The game started well. Our boys pretty much shut down Kootenai's game. It went downhill from there. Levi scored 2 touchdowns, each with about a 65yd run. Will made at least 12 tackles, 10 unassisted. I thought they played well, but I'm their mom.

They were not happy with the way they played, but they have high expectations for themselves, which is a good thing. After viewing game film this morning, I think that they have a little better perspective on the game, and will move forward with enthusiasm. They do have quite a few freshmen on the team, and while most played middle school ball, high school is just a different game.

Next week we play Mullan at home.

Mud Football

The youth pastor in our area recently held their annual mud football game.  What a fun time!  I have always just sent the men-folk off to play in the mud, but this year, the girls and I went and watched.  I'm not really into "youth" programs, because I don't see where they have a basis in Scripture, and ultimately, I believe them to be more detrimental than beneficial to the youth.  But, this was I think, an exception.  No, there were no great spiritual lessons taught, just a lot of good old-fashioned fun was had by all.  It was a great opportunity for young and old to play and interact together, to eat together and to visit with each other.  Next year, we're hoping they do it when the weather is a bit warmer!

My Beloved in one of his "cleaner" moments!

Jake (our Pastor's son), and Will (who at some point lost his shirt!)

Since Bubba's wearing a "necktie", does this make it a "formal" event?

Mr. Miller, football coach and long-time friend, wisely reffing from the dry dirt!

Mike's brother, Hank, having a good, if muddy time!

A mass of muddy humanity.  This was the Youth vs. the Old Guys.

After mud football and food, then those with appropriate rigs did some mud bogging.  Most of the "Old Guys" were sore and tired, but everyone is looking forward to next year.  Apparently, pain is addictive(which we knew from paintball ).  These are the types of activities we long for ~ where the younger people have the opportunity to be together, but not separated from the rest of the church.  Let's be together, we need each other!