Thu, Nov 26 2009
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An Adam Raeder column: GV shows its heart Mustangs deserve an Oscar in beating Jefferson ADAM RAEDERStar Beacon But your grandfather is the head coach. You know all too well how long this town has been waiting for a reason to get excited. You know what hopes and dreams the seniors have riding on this game.
You line up out wide. At 5-8, you don’t have the wide receiver’s typical big frame (you may grow into that later) but you have a knack for finding open space — you’ve shown that already. You take your spot at the line and watch the ball. As soon as it moves, you’re off. With the ball five yards out, you don’t have much room to work with, but you’re going to use all you have. You sprint toward the back of the end zone, then sneak a peek back. Your quarterback is rolling your way. And the corners and safeties are watching him. You’re all alone. You just stand there and watch as Oscar sets himself. You watch the ball leave his arm in what seems like slow motion. You know what hangs on the next two seconds — everything. The corner does bite toward Oscar, just like he hoped, and after a long, grueling wait, his throw finds its way to Henson. His hands are true. Touchdown Mustangs. For the first time all game, Grand Valley has the lead. A lead they’d hold on to by the slimmest of margins, claiming a 27-26 overtime win against the Falcons at Grand Valley Stadium. “It was just beautiful,” Oscar said. “I was thinking, ‘As soon as the corner takes that step, I’m throwing it right to him.” “It was the slowest thing I’ve gone through in my life,” Henson said. “I didn’t think it would ever come down.” But come down it did, and when the game-tying extra point went wide, it brought six straight years of futility against the Falcons down with it. “This was big, especially for us seniors,” Oscar said. “We’ve been here three years, and haven’t beaten them once. This is huge.” It also guarantees the Mustangs that this season will be better than last year, when they toiled to an 0-10 record. 
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