JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================sK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?޽X-nw=)ޭbkqnTĻwS]Ii;I˃(`TAMm*٬B8mJI:)*wjG[]],_gI#;WOw:V]%oYj,:?5?}??yU(4uy%hPɬ.WNj̿xOZԌv cq @GYFEt0znDR 1.2U}3P[xZfC Og*iZv+'ڄ7e۠WAg4:# le՛k}`(+viXKs" [5mFN1YQúsN/4jJ05iFݾu# wii~ӣ$/EF Zg8$7iQ~j>;Y+bUgbF$zwW^Md@H]oӜ G-o$= :l# 9%zPՓ+Y[o^%"Q3ߩ?g1ѨTc>RgJTXIY#߂ ts8i3Gʎ¹e&bǧ8J’5Ry"98?lbv5Z闑. [kȷ6&Ҩx=c%r+=vḎP݈qxJd=*`MպQ YI< eb ǕKQ$Ѵ h%0&,u H๙f}x?d4q!YT:w 2(2._n- ;|Ȼ:u?XЃgq$CyI=?*P^&Vcg_qֳÒi6vK0LX$RHQ{ }h볜Jg|i=Hw&Xf[:n5"(W^궠o0#FXA w{%f͢D@qReflecting on that season, Shearer says that they lost several close games, one in the final seconds to a trick play, but he judged their losses that season were primarily attributable to not having a sufficient knowledge base.  I told my coaches,  At this point we have to find out what our kids don t know, and that s what we have to start teaching.  It worked, as despite injuries to several key players, the Tigers finished 5-5 the following year and more importantly had a championship attitude.  Our players were enthusiastic because they believed that next year they were going to be one of the teams to beat. <br>In 2003 the Tigers not only finished with a winning record but also madethe playoffs, winning their first playoff game. They ended up third in the Northwest 3A League. Just a satisfying to Coach Shearer personally was observing the play of his sons, Saxton, a senior, and Sterling, a junior. <br>A running back, Saxon ran for 1,493 yards on 243 carries, an average of 6.1 yards per carry, and 29 tochdowns. He was honored as the Skagit Valley Herald s Offensive Player of the Year, and his accomplishments earned him a scholarship to Montana State. At 180 pounds bodyweight, Saxon squats 420 and has a d