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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, November 19. 2003 - Page ' H ' i 11 ' 4 s V j 4 ..f I 1 v if f h- - - , .... Casen Eldredge above: Nathan Freestone gets behind the Enterprise defense (top) and sets his feet inbounds for a touchdown catch. rounds the corner with an entourage, including Jeremy Redd (67) and Tyrel Snyder (30), during the Monticello - Enterprise state championship game. Eldredge rushed for 43 yards and caught four passes for another 40 yards. (21 ) left: the spirits high. below: Lelo Garcia gets ready to lower the boom (left), Matt Torres Enterprise 18, Monticello 14 was oh, so close. The outcome the 1 A state championship football game between the Monticello finishes the year with a second place trophy and a 12-- 1 season record. The Buckaroo foot- Buckaroos and the Enterprise ball team, coached by Mike Bowring and his able assis- It of Wolves was in doubt until the final seconds, when Enterprise scored the deciding touchdown. Monticello tants, completes a three year record of 35 wins and just three Buckaroo cheerleaders raise intercepts another pass (center), and Jerrick Lee draws a bead on an Enterprise runner (right). losses. The remarkable success of the football program is a source of pride for the entire community, even though the pain of a loss is still fresh in the Buckaroos mind. Gary Torres and Bill Boyle photos top: Wes Hawkins is hit at the goal line early in the championship game. top right: An Enterprise pass falls just off the fingertips of Zac Higgins. Higgins finished the game with 18 tackles. Torres intercepts an Enterprise pass and returns it ten yards for a Monticello touchdown, while the Buckaroo bench cheers him on. The third quarter score gave the Bucks a 14-1- 2 lead that lasted until the final moments of the game. left: Matt A Wolve runner is met by a wave of Buckaroo defenders. Gritz (51), Tyrel Snyder (30), Zac Higgins (66), Scott Frost (15) and Casen Eldredge (21). Protecting quarterback Matt Torres (10) are Tom Adams (61), Jeremy Redd (67) Josh |