![]() Honestly, I’m so sad that this is my last home game. Watching the guys come before me, it’s been great. It’s been a long time coming for the family that’s inhabited Patty Gabriel Way since 1999, when the school moved from Denver. Now, the Tigers will get a chance to play for their third state crown, and first in 18 years. ![]() The Eagles got on the scoreboard in the final 24 seconds of the first half when quarterback Riley Suarez connected with Garet Hendrickson for a short play, but they didn’t touch it again.Ĭooney threw the dirt on the coffin of the Eagles’ season when, with 5:52 left on the clock, he sprinted 10 yards past the pylon. Thompson Valley (10-3) certainly tried though. “To have my son, my brothers on the staff - my nephews are on the team - it’s a family ordeal.”Įach touchdown was a shovel, digging the Eagles deeper and deeper into a hole they couldn’t get out of. “He’s been with me my whole career as a coach - both when I was an assistant and as a head coach - so to be able to share with him and just learn from him, that’s been amazing,” the younger Mike said. To get there, senior running back Dominic Gabriel contributed a 13-yard touchdown with 54 offensive yards to help push his team toward the final show.Īll three have bled purple and gold for the past 57 years. ![]() will be leading the Tigers to their first state championship berth since 2005, facing Lutheran next Saturday at the CSU-Pueblo ThunderBowl. It just keeps climbing closer to heaven for me.” Now I get to coach my grandsons (Dominic, Drew Berens and Nick Gabriel), and that’s a real blessing. “I always liked Holy Family, so coming back was just really special, and then to get the chance to coach all my sons was a blessing. ![]() I mean, he’s been playing hurt for a couple of weeks,” Mike G. He’s a lot smarter than I ever was, and Dominic’s got a heart the size of a mountain. 3 Thompson Valley much room to breathe in a 21-7 victory on the field named after the elder statesman of the family. Working together on Saturday, the second-seeded Tigers didn’t give No. Next week, he’ll be on the sidelines coaching alongside his son, Mike D., as his grandsons battle for a Class 3A state championship. Gabriel stepped off of a Holy Family football field as a player, he left behind a team that didn’t win all too much. Wednesday, December 13th 2023 Home Page Close MenuīROOMFIELD - The last time Mike G. ![]()
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