JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?y4x8ǟ*ZFMyzHTRjQّ3LPp:g+=UOjw} iBym`g9=*$.ɯi{Kkd rdv>FIct  chuS$l$PX&t!6ަ9Uj2SZF@F}Ǵ3Śg?C 0 q?OzG !-HU݁~ug\\0I@:U=sG( dsf\c|JTT/4ʯdnR]SR3 SeUK#~7d_n*ׇմ뫗F 6j4]][HlwҊm&Qw$F#0:QG<‡FjJ[ǶG:~u&l֨U{U70WDSFO:TW5Hv֧OjJy?fjd Sgl~EJ->3IhaR:I:i=YsҺ}^Lx`A̒J0O敘{9Z-75D 73֭;"#!u|V[hg7uplǖrqlvE}ޫ/ԝN lj9I;c#+<[rkK*P =ysG!l󭤗%Dbae<ي5XA8V>&<˰{PUȒf`}+:qkr}u6|}kJ[mHL|zds0K!7 ǦknpI舢g UNۗ!ՇPɂ+<+;̋y!t ٛ9΁zcܓv:cNJ7f QҬqF^F?*,Y'*y4n 7֭F+[hוV NOQDdyO2 2!'Xj/$$$2(bKz;v?v9i 39 VuK=#ڊmĖ[8&T':p*f[[yֹ|Fqג֭j^:̏Off8=~&ż6-ѕy!OTPkVJ(zwc,L Z+b KҊė 1NRm;Tz6xWkȸ8隋sTD$$2 =ssV(>sp$Y=7ֻMWMܺJ dϵJ1:&vSJS9T,8CF0%1*9M6[[Puo2x+IrJ<Ϋq製xu۹p0N)l^܄U6#<$Vewu,&x_v2OAշx;mcw6 T-ȔHK+PIg9tMgxZ$i(2GixM#YGUfPlVD[d@fT*獗-}kC ncN *x[+мKI5`є`sְ b÷:vv@{*M;5άz쀣^s+PLvv99b{7h2/0:VJ4Bo/$g .q՟N=4iبKwlIzWZڷydy[>xᙕUv$pEJ$`JDө㚰/+g$`Y7tK9('\?qYCWTcOÌږ\Wtn#)O^QS^=GxV8Qs:Bv|Ԃ}86yҩcZ^OӢ܃\7-9m;9 QgTč }v]Y-#HѶ;9Č9pj^t,mS+u5*'5һxhxʲu0y8k!4孝UG`~*E$?\B-DݐҪ>#|lb^0?j"[zdR1@|m~}kWUΪ7&xOcw-%H'HN$&ե:Y8ظrhythԨ -мl/'9c~+E,lBzOSֲ4I|5W޻%tdh{ 5{!X`x{:(M@O9 5koiז==ub_t㚅QIZEPV64:@HmJ B yCdFksTm)c1;1Z[^j0/b3nly5ďU6AۨQܞ8_dԔZMҠu)U$H*)%-l(רæm$!Ԑ \/o%bAma2A2:~NOS'S9x=7R"UŸR=+uۂ<-C a0;TzWuKkku]AsC$Fp@+ou^hwq)Y.t쥺FUذsB*֕u|o4s@$+)9uԫL=y>Hm; mB:t2Z2MjvMsҷm=Z9&I6U9? i֣R:$ >F'j)\Vik{ [k pW5mqElP[F6#Ui4U M)E=eRm֞ VOýv_ Ϫٜsך%؎ \9iW[Ny&9q~?*Uit4u+ t| {{QUb#.+=TKBm |EAuz^|ujq-ݴ.CRjv[2bAQ鞘'(y\-m~"Y;f9T=E'MQCr0sЎOimo.zceQ{3W>\&t 0U,vwYvP%giocU` rV3D4dϙ+6qVߚK_$tk)@x7#ם_xRG.&2yYp?S[F8jjIc,>կjRpL F  2H2f.dJ<]ỳr]3c͍B#֨[xV$3K,/HXuҳqw.PwF|668^=s+Im~0y b{ֽR]3Yc"/.,`LbAo,47t/ h]&*'Zƛufa6ҁ'&k+B;~Y9\_b*5^4X@VF̘(dMj@aeA S:}CŻD$v<4ZFsW;jפ (Ē=>oWKfO.^c@>#SDК%. Z"xiΓf0G=pknQ-K7v|`J[;-hV^Gw]x Qx wV+(wV 8eBRFuk^?4QE[ ldr8'ҭIdY -{U2?[K(吟: hK2">fn*bEG=/ַlY,u;Cѷ*s;uMM'bsm1xB^!Qw%vK=_ytxGh匇VkӵmKMSKnr:sƶj>/Y5Y\@$E$ciFKae0V":r= 5u{iBp9;VrZ gȬ$W(Y? -LgJ`ezҤҎ6Y(Mӊ)(<î>hG.#nr~kKI^)Ԥ8ҳΝ$tP6djjoF>u3:R~NMOL]69+g&+'[1ӵ %oY5"B8$cqnӮ#Ғ풒!IAZ)8r'k]ZK5ݎ`'L?૽~Dl1:޻53Pdiv|>+k6@gƗ(˜èoV8#5|IۋDӬajp}k,A$I56F=n [„KAu9 ;v%{ :Ty3{{HnA>tIc,`ˊdrK{=_;:3ҞmZU (D _«5#׉۱Iej yyǻ pO#ֹM^?p۲rjΫcma$auکkvROsMB+3*HoZam@ecs+*Z}OiZfv^.}Ma\\L  e+ rÿ>bVsIIlIyw`sr^5)o4m哯{vUet}QTlnNTxbzޕVqbI{nQPCc<²=訩E\ca J.4,f-`dy+m*06SWLkYSw8(Ij@Dԗ3qys<,`ğ`>k~fcPi)BOTdYnXԸ㠢XöH⺈tM#4m?bJrAF9TM2κsZ-q ~T{}qKc0:^7m$`-` I|H;V]Nic GjXlANK6u5Qh+SI#hRUݩɡ' 5*/ӵFT :U*1DKQp!ǹ5, QBZB[#i M;H[#@[G UdQH+[ڀtr=(8qҊtcens 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 hav:q@cΕ^ZCQOڔ4@Yx'փҰSgVFw +Sñ P2ioOS ʈ B*-FPw$?Egd.?ٛ?Qjv=;];se[nZeXXm(\mRn&@{p1vҨͼ2S*8SP%=])GžH(!J:CkaB*y;|oZ76=v<EIk@\T2=.3\2?]#9^sq_Y5iNPE>C39~R߳k)ŵytiUeN.dV3io?S2ZYFO^tQ#aXZSI`-;Y繽#ŝ4鸳1n%QW6&<6r˜nv$TV5Rjg, &JtK)6\2Sɫ[vsI+Ĭwtj@VtVuvC?/KX(I}mtB4T [cZw{:u%#ލ%q:o$R)vTEx `f2HCJ"2ASS6ӭZ)$tF Fk?ORTkGvmwrW\/U1"V߶c7dO qoɤqϜS$"'Pqugn?B;u}C-`5Q[ƴ_OI< !Tnېn3Ⱚ?(._1c!v^ݬ=3JHt(?1.uNFuiX1v@d1S6s˘nei bvWF5knY^.ԿDmURFBHͫ[w^u[iĴOȵ- 9{n&IઍRۡA^ZL7>A!j>VݫV 7Vgf>!hj82(y<ME.q% P^qR-Xo*(N_+pREĨ48 _]ͷs>aӠT!ܴS#ATAy}ү$2/r'BE],k@q har (~&DVe̳uUbhbmmfٚG NݑR(s~o6ZEM!N?"a GX\.5e-q:V?\[A?S'4hCKZ gOmF=Lln-#H}mt<]eFNNgiRcx4!M=,L᫽W=ERr—_KqV*}eGä*~p0-r}%Ug,өJZYŜhK i6-3xut8%?V;y4D 2 սL>BH'pB:Р3:|< h%=o-͕QE"̨Ive Y6Ϭ/1WrZ]m1i`uqU5fk;fFwڮݻw3y)?>k31|xঐpocۉdXU /1VΈy[+,?{,#1F4SCew{Z#Wѧt#{($6V+FX#nw"=W1*q˷gOK#Mq>wcq6Ra+7W_5PD#Hx;;UU?[DGH-An\uʲzfzvI9\vFgEeGmWn7~#[XE7Ngou\kSoo1bxpj[Z[.z$g+qQ*JV'W6>y(ŠHG@ sygʲq4ni~avr7$ K9'dmQct׹SO[. l]͌kgcFJ(xHn"b}9&kkIE櫜/a ]Va23~n'8}&w>y$[ )$fjWˮqunK5Ͽr.1P}O TKL2k1>+<`D3;ZVM3FbtJi}?6Il*x'<µޥ 5-v"Nn&_o |"c=n%1cMCdB#$;m+iC3lS]ݫFcBK Ii I 翁]2n;E, BlR'/WAzNOA`[uU