On October 17th, coyote_king asked the question "Anybody want to share opinions and tell us why and what six-man game was the best game you've seen"??
The old saying is "beauty lies in the eye of the beholder."
Though I did not see all the games that have been mentioned in this thread, they have certainly been great games listed, I struggle to define "the best game I have seen". Due to my age and more importantly my memory, I have tried to make my pick from the 219 games I have seen in person over the last 10 years.
The year was 2009. To help reference the season, it was the same year we had the "low/high" scores at Shotwell during the state games. The place was Trent. The game was during WEEK ZERO and the visiting team was Guthrie. The game as I have stated was early in the season and everyone thinks at that point of the season that they will be playing for the championship.
The game went back and forth with lead changes and the final score was Guthrie 48 Trent 46.
There was no particular expectation for it to be a great game. It was not a rivalry game, not a district game, not a playoff game. It was just a game.
I have many memories about this game. I will share two. One was after a Guthrie score. One of their players came off the field screaming to the top of his lungs, " we are not going to let you win". I know that doesn't sound too exciting to those who will read this now but it is one of those moments that have stuck with me. The second memory is Guthrie scored with only a few second left in the game to take the lead. Trent had the ball on maybe their 30 yard line or so. Time for one play most likely and too far for a FG and needing to score they ran a pass play. Incredibly, the running back for Trent ran a flair out of the backfield and ran right in front of the Guthrie sideline and no one picked him up. He was running his route free of coverage and the QB spots him wide open. He threw a beautiful pass hitting his open receiver in full stride and right in the hands. The kid dropped it. I put my arm around his shoulder and cried with the kid after the game at the Guthrie 31 yard line remembering a similar time some 40 years before that I was the wide open receiver and I too dropped the pass. Some things are always fresh memories.
Thanks for starting the thread coyote_king. It has been great reading from many long time fans that love the game as much as I.
Don Hardin
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