WARNING: Nostalgic!

Last Friday night was senior night for Aquinas football.  The game was against Gardner Edgerton. 

With 42 seniors, there was a lot to celebrate, and we did.  The seniors in the band were also announced.  Yeah Brigade! They went on to win 12-6.  I know that doesn't even sound like a legitimate football score, but I will try to explain the entertainment value.

The game started with the traditional honoring of seniors.  Then a quiet first quarter left scoreless.  Finally a score right be fore half time.  It was a 12-yard-pass from Senior Ricky Nachbar to Senior Zach Bourquin.  The best part of it, his twin brother Beau swooping in for congratulations.  After that there was a missed PAT which back-up quarterback and current LB picked up and threw towards the end zone.  It fell a little short, but was reminiscent of Kerry Meier in his instinct.    That led to the fourth, where the Beau Bourquin appeared again to complete a 49-yard touch down pass to Senior Chris Storm.  After that the Saints tried a 2-point-conversion, which obviously did not score.  The Trailblazers scored in the third and went for two which was read and in turn foiled by the Saint's defense.  The game ended after a glorious interception by Senior Jordan Brandenburg, DB, to hand the undefeated Trailblazers their first loss.  Both teams now sit at 7-1.

The game theme was "Winter Wonderland-Puffy Coats" which I fully supported because it was freezing.  There was the epic sign fail due to the KCTV 5 flyover (too embarrassing for non-students, I of course was not an instigator..), the crazy guy that verbally jousted with our fans and the classic cheers. 

Overall, it was nice to have a great Senior Night game.  Seniors on the team played well, and seniors in the crowd lovingly cheered.  This class is pretty great.  Maybe I'm biased, but I think the reporters are pretty great too. :)  Really how many girls talk to the Bourquins about KU sports and Jake Morin about his Rivals.com profile (Look for a feature story about Jake in the Sun Magazine Oct. 29)?  And yes, the Bourquin boys did mention that they read my blog, the shout out is a partial shout of to them, guys, you know I am a fan!

Way to go Senior Rockstars! 

Football team: "It's Our Time"

The football team plays next in Pittsburg on Friday night.  Halloween.