S E N I O R day

Until right before the game- I didn't know it was even senior/parent recognition day for football this weekend. It's probably a good thing. Maybe- Justin didn't tell me as a way of making it a little easier. I didn't have time to dwell on it which is good.

I still got teary as the parents were escorted by the boys. Justin gave me a couple carnations, then the biggest hug a mom could want or ask for. It's an extremely emotional time for me with a kid who's grown up in the blink of an eye. We had pictures taken together, I'll see if I can get them- none are on our camera.

We couldn't be more proud of what he's become and what a wonderful kid he is- a complete joy. They went on to win their last home game making them first {I think} in the league.

As he made a couple great plays in this game, the announcer {A Ramstein dad} announced his tackle as, Justin "the long arm of the law" Dickey. Pretty funny.

It's districts next weekend.

Here's the article published in the Stars and Stripes. Jim's brother, Josh might get a kick out of the writer's typo- naming Justin- Josh Dickey rather than Justin Dickey. Oh, I just hate journalism name errors like that. I think it's on my top-5 list of pet peeves. In college, when we'd spell a name wrong on any paper or article- it was an automatic F.

I only got one in which I misspelled my teacher's name- a big oops. Roseanne instead of Rosanne. I never did that again. She always said- if you can't spell their name correctly, the rest of your article carries no credibility.

Ramstein tops Filton to earn home playoff game

Stars and Stripes

Published: October 22, 2011

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Jon Grotelueschen carried the ball 39 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as the Ramstein Royals clinched a home game in this weekend’s European D-I semifinals with a 20-0 victory over the Filton Pride.

“We really needed to win this one,” Ramstein coach Carlos Amponin said by telephone on Saturday. “I was fooling with the numbers during the week and there was a way that if Heidelberg beat Patch, we could miss the playoffs.”

Instead, Ramstein, which lost 26-12 at Patch on opening day, Sept. 17, improved to 5-1 and will most likely host Vilseck in this Saturday’s semis. The Royals blanked Vilseck 28-0 on Oct. 1.
Grotesleuschen crashed in from 5 and 2 yards out. His second TD, which iced the game, was set up in the late going when safety James Harris returned an interception to the Pride 2-yard line.

Grotelueschen and the offense wore down Filton down, but Amponin was just as pumped about the job his defense did.

“The defense was huge today,” he said, citing the Harris pick and a fumble forced by Josh Dickey which Tyler Rood scooped up and ran 40 yards for the other Ramstein TD.
“Dickey led the way,” Amponin said.

Filton closed its second season of DODDS-Euope football with a 2-4 record.