by Jason Strunk, Lubbock High School Head Football Coach
Friday night we dropped a tough game to the Dumas Demons by a score of 41-26. It was a back and forth game all night. We pulled within a score late in the fourth quarter, but missed the PAT, which all but ended our chances of pulling this one out.
Two weeks in a row we dropped close games. We are getting better, there no question about that. But the loss on the night of 9/11 wasn’t all about football.
Lubbock High School wore specially-designed 9/11 patriotic uniforms Friday night. Photo by Jason Strunk.
We took the field wearing the colors of the United States on Friday night. It was a special feeling. It was an honor. Our kids played tough. We played with resolve. We bounced back when we were down. All of these traits can be associated with our country and how we responded in the face of a national tragedy on 9/11. Our country is tough; we played tough.
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The Turnaround: 2015 blogs by Lubbock head coach Jason Strunk
Fun walking into the locker room and seeing these hanging there for our guys. pic.twitter.com/TbFsBKdjW9
— Strunky (@WestTxCoach) September 13, 2015
This was a dedication game. It was dedicated to all of those involved on 9/11. I think people around the country would have been proud of the way we wore America’s colors that night. My team represented the best this country has to offer, in terms of attitude, physical toughness and mental toughness. We wore red bandanas on Friday night, in honor of 9/11 hero Welles Crowther. I spoke with his family the night before the game They told me they were touched by our gesture. The only request they had? Send them a team picture. I am honored to be sending them a picture of the team I put I the field on Friday night. They represented the mission tremendously on Friday night.
Fun walking into the locker room and seeing these hanging there for our guys. pic.twitter.com/TbFsBKdjW9 — Strunky (@WestTxCoach) September 13, 2015
We honored our country. We honored Welles Crowther. We did all of this as Westerners, but in the colors of the United States. It was a special night. We may not have won the game but we did everything the right way.
We live in the greatest country in the world. Do NOT ever lose sight of that!
Never forget!
