Football Pictures

 

Trey and I thought it would be fun to grab a few pictures of him in his jersey before they had to turn it in along with the pads and helmet.  What some great shots of this fine young man.

 

Great Football season Trey!  You and your team did awesome!

Championship Football

 

So the big day has come and this group of 6th Grade boys are pretty pumped for their big Championship game today.  They are taking on the undefeated Beaver Beavers at Millard High School.  This group of boys have worked hard in preparing for today's big game.  This is the first time in the history of Gunnison Football that any team has played for a championship game, so its a pretty big deal!!  The excitement actually started last night when he got home from practice to see his big Good Luck sign hanging on the house!  

 

 

The first time these boys played Beaver, we lost 32 to 0 during a season game.  However, this group of boys have come so far since then.  It ended up being a great game, even though we lost 12 to 0.  They played harder than they have ever played before and even though they weren't able to get on the scoreboard, they accomplished so much that they all had a lot to be proud of today.  They played awesome defense and offense, even with a couple close calls, its just didn't happen.  Even the Beaver coach came over after the game and said how good these boys played, so that is quite a compliment.

 

 

Trey played awesome this entire season, from his positions on offense and defense.  Jeremy has had both Coach Lud and Coach Yardley come to him in separate times to tell him how proud they are of Trey and what a great player and asset he has been to the team.  They were proud of his dedication and hard work to want to play the game.  Trey has surprised both Jeremy and I and how he has learned the game and gained such a love to play.  We both are looking forward to see what this young man will accomplish in years to come, he is developing into an awesome athlete.

 

The trophy and a picture of the team are now in the trophy case at the Middle School.  Trey said that they recognized this group of boys for their success at an assembly several weeks after the big game.

Football

Football is so much fun, especially when there is family to share it with.    On our way home from Trey's game is Richfield, we found out that Marshall had a game in Salina.  This was part of the semi-finals for the 7th Grade team; so on our way home, we stopped to watch him play.  With that came a fun afternoon with hanging out with cousins.   Unfortunately Marshall's team lost, which meant they were done for the season, but at least our kids had time to hang out for a fun afternoon.

 

 

Football Semi Final Game

Gunnison vs Manti

6 to 0

 

So today was the big game that we have all been waiting for all season.  We played Manti earlier in the year and lost to them 21 to 0.  It was actually their second game of the season and it was a tough loss for these boys to start out their season.  So going into today's game was all about sweet revenge!  The Gunnison boys were going in as the 3rd place team and Manti was going in as the 2nd place team, so we knew it would be a tough game! 

 

 

The Gunnison boys played their hardest, in fact they held the Manti team from scoring at all.  There were a lot of close calls, but with a tough defense, they were able to keep the Manti team from scoring.  With only one minute left in the fourth quarter, the Gunnison offense was able to get the ball to Jack Hansen and he run a touchdown to get us on the scoreboard.  It was pretty exciting and the crowd was cheering and yelling out of pure excitement.  The Manti team had a 45 seconds to get the ball to the other end of the field.  That's one thing in football, 45 seconds doesn't seem like a long time, but really with the clock starting and stopping, 45 seconds can go on for 5 minutes.  So even though there was only a seconds left in the game, it sure would have given Manti time to score to either tie up the game or win with their extra point.  Manti's offense was about at the 50 yard line and threw the ball and Gunnison's defense was able to intercept the ball to stop them, which resulted in an awesome win for the Bulldogs!  We were so proud of these boys, they did a great job today in defeating Manti.  Even to make this a sweeter victory was the fact that Gunnison has not beat Manti in football in the last 20 years, so for this little 6th grade team to break history was pretty awesome!

GV Football vs North Sevier

Of all the games this season, I think Trey was most excited about his game tonight against North Sevier.  I think a lot of it was because he knows several of the boys on the North Sevier team, mainly our cousin Ryker Frischknecht; so to come and play hard was something he couldn't wait to go out and do tonight.  I would think that of all of Trey's games, this one by far was his very best.  He played almost the entire game, on offense he was Quarterback and Wide Receiver and on defense he played Corner and Kick Return.  He had three touchdowns, the bummer part of it was only one of them counted because he flags were thrown out on the field, so two were voided due to penalties.  He also was able to the run the ball in for the extra point conversation.  It was so fun, to see those pink socks run down the field was pretty cool!  As quarterback, he was able to do several hand offs to his good friend Shea and when Shea wasn't open, Trey was not afraid to run the ball, resulting in one of his three touchdowns. 

 

We ended up winning 34 to 0, so it was an awesome game for these boys to win.  This was the last of the regular season games, which winning this one tonight sets them in 3rd going into the playoffs. 

 

 

Football Game in Millard

Today, Trey's 6th Grade football team were up against the Millard Eagles.  Game time was at noon in Fillmore at the Millard High School football field.  These boys were  pumped to play and couldn't wait to prove to their coaches that they could win this game.  There was a bet going into today's game that if the boys won, they could shave Coach Lud's  head on Monday at practice and then Lane Wescott said he would double the score that they won by and do that many push ups at their next practice.  So with a little incentive, these boys were ready!

 

The Gunnison boys played awesome offense and defense the entire game.  They were able to hold the Millard team good enough to not let them even get a chance to score.  With about a minute left in the game, the Millard team was on their 80 yard line and had a long way to go to score a touchdown.  Their play was to throw it out to their wide receiver and  hopefully let them run a touchdown.  Well  Trey was at the right place at the right time and the ball went off the tip of the Millard players hand, right into Trey's arms.  Trey was able to catch this awesome interception and run a touchdown for his team.  He was so pumped and the boys just came into the end zone giving him high fives!

 

The smile on Trey's face was priceless and the team's reaction was awesome.  He was so  excited to finally make a touchdown, but better to intercept the ball to do so!  

 

The Gunnison boys ended up winning 32 to 0!  So bring on Monday for these boys, they can't wait to shave their coaches head and watch Lane do 64 pushups!

Trey's First Football Game

"You don't think about how tired you are, you just think about how fun it is!"

 

These were Trey's words on our way home from his first tackle foot ball game.  He loved every minute of it.  He had two really good tackles and then was able to help his team in other areas that led them to a great victory over Mount Pleasant.  Trey played most of the game, both offense and defense; the only time he sat was after he got hit hard and it knocked the wind right out of him.  These Gunnison boys held the Mt Pleasant team with a 20 to 0 win. 

 

 

Trey's game day jersey is #18 and lucky for me, he wore bright yellow socks.  These socks were about the the only way we could spot him, especially when there is a pile of boys out on the field.  Trey has taken the time to learn all their plays and so he knew where he needed to be and when he needed to be there.

 

 

 

 Great win Gunnison!  We are excited to see how the remainder of your season will go, especially on how well you played today! Trey, good job to you!  It makes me proud to see how you excel at everything you put your mind too!  Keep up the good work!

Trey's Newest Talents

 This week has been a big week for this young man.  He has started two new things in his life that he has never done before.  Going to middle school is a big thing and brings on big changes. 

 

*6th Grade Tackle Football*

First, he decided he wanted to do tackle football this year.  He hasn't shown much interest in the years past to play flag football, so to go from playing no football to straight tackle is a huge move for this skinny guy.  He is super super excited, especially when he was able to bring home the pads and helmet.  He has dug in and learned the rules and the different plays.  He also has excelled to the point that he has earned the position as one of the quarterbacks on the team as well as one of the receivers.  Who knew he would love the game of football?  But he does and is looking forward to playing his first game in a few days.

 

*6th Grade Band -Trumpet*

Earlier this spring, Trey and I attended the 6th Grade Orientation as an introduction to middle school.  At this orientation, each of the teacher introduced themselves and talked about the different courses that would be taught.  Trey contemplated the option of band and after much thought, he decided he would try it this year.  So in preparation of school starting, the band teacher held two weeks of half hour classes to get the new students used to instruments.  He couldn't decide which instrument to play, so I took him to the trumpet class to see how he would like it.  A little nervous, he decided to take on the trumpet.  It's amazing how much it takes to make noise come out of this thing made of brass.  Trey has had to learn how to hold his lips just right in order for noise to come out of this thing rather than just blowing a lot of air.  I am super proud of him and his mind set to do new things.  He isn't afraid to dig in and at least try.

 

So band and football it is for this guy!  I am just glad he doesn't do them at the same time!