JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?֟*{y ,z"EjR孡cBe)gֶW͍$qYEk-:?w;A'+5׿O0p+%[鬵M$ mH\–cl?CZ#d_{ KWXYe\r z?|Ix'nvr)OaZ]D`*%ؚFHJl. gڪzTrzVWgCZ,tskm*4漞i%} &4Akk]F9t"m$\q隇Ui+]t($v]eW*vzՏDaoʇĀ+|v&n$Y?C]oco)|$bEwI{elZ_PDNyVc9X#tztlHp9S9RF9L%~GI]Ue rGQ.$g^ƜȽ+F¢t HN㚌e47e/QO'JXO#T\]FXMv&SR.\{NE; cQup =g]YNzi[HcDboa\,Y9BFq*0ح%2,+XC nX7 'w6ҭִtڕRw-s}8cjF(̡'K7B\uϧBTH!#M#+~+]fP2Næw+M'W1uבx z9;"u<+2$ݏBzgt5;<u"LN~`3V[o5rHp?Zp(01O5_ x۲[#c_ZEh!|GJJ};Pvƣ<:/j9P}pFJ{Rx(GrRC$Q 2ӣA_N)Oond'rыfZLvQF8FO3!Y:s`u-DwDӊQEn3Q/:zO j9*\ tTabqr9hF6Ƨ!=CV0}J\{v -[|IED澅#۵xX|NHh՟8&V&kC2A+о Gʣ!Y 5Y#oE)T`qֿĄX>9cǪm+C,SmYz[Q!A^[jRKsֽgᖞ+n" ZI )l2cZ8GK`IIGхb354z0$2}}91#G8ͺ+NOOG:TEeh=?E>tBi,-lc>a]T-p0^Eè[_bmުO5~EclplqZErcsU8;vZYKrr\|ɂqNv|Tۨ#n3۵ghrzUc !.qڮG v?N,${Ϊ;SR=?:*J6$YIr:zחC_Z`0vƣM"g_:GYxzhSgFOy[? P~CNj_}Iq\:Ϙʼ;K_F{ec?Jё@h~TFcښcV~? ,vMheQT2Knv۸qE.D' ҈/q @ úזYj jv̜ǭ{m鹁$E#;sytΫls:/E'WteFǀҮXjmU;W51ҺR8ڹ۹،|iү<7(`9*~<Iv>^)DYqI28=SY#?AZWeDS4@mX47qyWQp}G4I]iKG<I wWGiF =khW<XҪ呬uth^Kq⫕P{t[##ּs,7$,L(]g5M$oF&- *$3&ozS6VrSYŔG.ZINk~&4+^ ݁5_ !ߙdG:N&6 (ϵi63F}i6i}h5g{l; V]Ȁ"a sN%vj\i`dj9wJ}Kk73>O0=xRkWowke" =[D׼l!,LcΌeOsv*ݎkZMJC:i /V|ezECGOx~WmɎx[MOrC:ѱa%&u8DžD` {Ov8I)#'f$ x浰E݀fq!Ywu#ǘNH,O׎+ZwFOc/F]% ׻5#?x6ĬGM^W->;~#GVQS? _õMGϵ3JҕvFjg>ϵ?wGPy5rEK8޸v:$ _): nIqZQ'1_Cx x;N?ljZ7LyS?/ҵfQvAqƁvPF;vӵ+jB8Aݨ)`Ҋ3Ep:"II0R=֚lD$YwoJ|+,pkKTqzөZ\ܑ1A[Gsh%- ôj=Nkzq;w#&;H>.arG6#RjYqJ8#)ʿi 'SƤF;T!sj-¦z޴J;oRPI9r+"M>)$g 2{9nYmP:=qYw!cnb^) ѧR.*:r`-ܟQkϝud|?pnT0^NN?J#Y=vw5gM:?fI &xwNeƬڼ6k<&= G<|ڹjhug|IK7 $j5 kZˎ\t^n~f'zNM27G/,Et:)rŏB*#.q5bkh8:_~#xY@rNޔRDu:}-ْ{,vO,+65MSYp{ؘ85Ds+3Pڜec+iޥZG@kη,_-@Nٗlo^JQ{hgAjt*?w zWc}[}tuѧٟ$/HE,2rjm^3*!qH^F}! \S^;L0fHna3ydFƓ$ds1Tb9){tL͎Tm%lh!VhOaFiT֒k?هy?1*!-\UCiuyO嵆hmml$-zQ ;VQJ*̧.gtt}e@6O ܿY !8@XҼId==Z֓wl$s%|_ۚFw3+نj[kbF@5KUg8Lbz":&!X'e\^nݛ*mA+b =||{I5ZVa91Ä I}Z0ܟ4$*;vdגE'l+`AֽX֡4+o洅LKj0lJP}zS4>^*J%SJgӐ`Mͭ7Ssc< ߶- J) {R!S*Cina~XOe$:*#A#2>KGMrzܩ+5?مǪ?Nj,֓lm9֛h:X[j q,Fƺgxa ^s҅pA z~)&71tzKDtҌosyn;׏@c/.]zA]=ϋP:nx̏7IKЂ1\2فuYj$Q {$HmSkQbӂp8E&Uls&o> S>o[\y.x{z"ZkSPx3,xgfƬT2#s{4ā6Q$ ~W g 1kr'ũfPpp1E^tdQ?7?ջ{ N8VCCoIۻ{ %Er))&ĺ2|)wMq%u]S=&9(XzEzŢQX'/-u %%UI\]58mQ|A~Z3+խMsnP{׼i|6q0v'dc}AkFsC{S;s%3&p(4d,| * bĀw/:W3vAׯ l:+,u)1h6d :;j&|GSzTո'N:|G1׽?Jcu +oepwj$dY.s(mj֥EUA颌c;^AǶcjI,^caHQF8uKQr62nTgҹY]9vIpԚ Q'fMx3׏|7-$SBҠE%`(քpIIѱu#F.00 ?Jȕ'}䲱4 f4ckdY  qQ C<}*~2)$,J(Rkp =~1PzQ%¶F3Vlt渟$5H`Ap'⊻6 3h%:ǏSYۀկ %Xr&ԇD z ?v6ZFNF `Qno>XzVn>IEյa2]:6欩V \ctq{wZֻ<m d;wcW;i7`VFN뜮OҸkRr}Hs&٨l\f]RF`ߞ :W{A'Z<0 q+xб$竫-byo'ErY[`3rCq,.|9eqk[դԯCgVlԸEV(* #ΟUG*0x#i-Kme&NGT9ӑQfXlH3J, d=j!ҋϽqE1LxGH{##rߙɫakK" {ERH+T4ʔ|\$#I@)QJOB)i[SP@rkFBYaE#YTa[")_m[C"T5O b+IFО`5[{<7qj/1m;G9w(IhTXFF~l۪4QZf'0ÿoS.ᓍm1+C\wc ^QX[6oC,Eh1e?VӘm?*նR(anEu4ؠa`x5VXCdRBOR(nver 200 yards but tore a corner off his medial meniscus.&nbsp; After being "scoped", he had to sit out for three weeks to heal.&nbsp; It seemed that God had a lesson to teach us.&nbsp; If we did not have a real sense of faith, we could have gone over to the dark side of despair.&nbsp; We had to keep our eye single to the glory of our goal.&nbsp; Now that we had lost 2 All-State players to injury, we had to decide how to use smoke and screens to hide our weaknesses.</P> <P>Our coaches convinced our players that they were going to have to pick up the slack.&nbsp; Our goals were team goals!&nbsp; So we prepared for the team that was third place in our conference.&nbsp; We did not allow them to cross the 50-yard line the entire second half of the game.&nbsp; The first series of offense we lost our All-State offensive tackle to a knee sprain.&nbsp; We did not skip a beat!&nbsp; We put in our second string offense tackle and he did a great job!&nbsp; Our kicker just kicked a 40-yard field goal to go ahead with 50 seconds left.&nbsp; Somehow, they managed to drive the ball down to our 23-yard line.&nbsp; With time running out while signaling for a time out, time expired.&nbsp; The place erupted with kids jumping all around.&nbsp; But the referees put one second on the clock, saying West High did call a time out before the clock read 00:00.&nbsp; With that second on the clock, they kicked a 23-yard field goal to win the game.&nbsp; Another test for the Mustangs.&nbsp; The only thing I could tell my team was God had something in mind for us. </P> <P>Now we had lost three All-State players but we shut out the next team by rushing for 268-yards using 10 different backs.&nbsp; Even though we had some key players out, due to injuries, the team improved and continued to win.&nbsp; Our All-American running back had four carries for 76-yards, but was still limping.</P> <P>The play-offs started with a few of our hurt players coming off injured reserve.&nbsp; Star running back, Yohance Humphrey and All-State player Roger Patterson had recovered from knee injuries and joined a team that won two games without them.&nbsp; Our experience really paid off this year.&nbsp; Before, it seemed like we were asking people to give blood at the hospital.&nbsp; We kept getting better through the play-offs, even winning in a snow storm.&nbsp; But it was not over yet.&nbsp; The Semi-final game also came down to the wire.&nbsp; Our running back ran for 311 yards and looked like he was about 90% in comparison with his usual game performance.</P> <P>The state championship game came down to the two best teams; champs and runners-up from last year's performance, Chugiak's Mustangs and Palmer's Moose.&nbsp; Each team had two great backs, two excellent quarterbacks and each offense accustomed to getting its way on the field.&nbsp; The defenses on each team were loaded with talented players.&nbsp; Each team had healed from earlier injuries.&nbsp; The team who wanted it the most and who had prepared the best and the hardest during the year would walk away with the trophy and title of state champions.&nbsp; There was never any doubt that we wanted to do everything in our power to win.&nbsp; We believe that first you must win in the weight room.&nbsp; When we had Dr. Greg Shepard to Alaska to speak to our players, he asked us if we wanted to win.&nbsp; The question is a touchy one.&nbsp; We had lost the last two state championships each by 5 points.&nbsp; By the weight room door is a sign--#11.&nbsp; Dr. Shepard asked the team on a scale of one to ten, how hard do you think you havu H S#+쁔#vʙCM<}tM:T:硴m)6tPb3&-P"\C@"!VPЃ O6[jHWJfGHdo?7NO|e[(h {k" Dr4-@ VJ|k ['Ze/O+_?ȏol$ȵ/2^ Nξ{'46|}&8* "過OEBxqsR+F0F\7  ʟm$LjDHhImB#?΂8ӊ"6 7OӠ}.hef\tc\s[wyZ R)V$\Ęm "ĽHNkL}C,r8It[KpsхWgN' ͤ.y