Friday night, Football Playoff Game

It was a nice day on Friday, sunny with a light breeze.  I didn't need my stocking cap until almost halftime, but then the wind picked up and things got chilly on the sidelines.

First level playoffs brought the Frederic Vikings to Luck to play the undefeated Cardinals.  These two towns are close together and the baseball team has been consolidated between Luck and Frederic.  But make no mistake, the Frederic fans were all Viking and the Luck fans were all Cardinal on this night.

I usually shoot my photos from the opponents side the first half.  I like getting the Luck team & fans in the background.  But by the second half, I want to be out of enemy territory and join friends and family on the Luck side of the field.

This Frederic team is big and marched the ball down the field.  It gave our boys a chance to see what it was like to be threatened and they rose to the challenge.

The 3rd quarter was ridiculous with penalties.  Lots of fans yelling "let them play", but maybe the boys, on both teams, should have tightening up their game.  It made for a long game, almost every play having a flag thrown.  All the while, the temperature was dropping and the wind was picking up.

Here are some of my photos from the night.

The camera did pretty well, the photographer was a block of ice!

 Gage is #6

Some photos are my favorites this is one.

I was happy to see the final score and started to think about the heater in the car!

But not before some after-the-game photos.

Jude is always the first out to give Gage a big hug!

Gage and Great Uncle Harry

Gage and cousin Owen

Mom Heather and Dad Kyle with #6 

Jude with his hero big brother

Grandma Lois with Gage

Uncle Aaron with Gage and Owen

Siblings Jens, Jude, Ruby and #6

Gage and his photographer

Gage, Levi, Dawson, Wyatt

After the game, Heather and Kyle had a crock pot of chili ready to warm us up.  

After a few cold beers and a big bowl of chili, 

I spent the night at their house before heading back home.

Another win for the Cardinals moving them into Level 2 of the playoffs, next Friday, they meet Northwoods, a team made of up kids who live in small towns up in the woods.  It might be another challenging competition!

And another night in the cold weather!