Any given Monday

In an otherwise forgettable season, the Rogers football team made a memory on Monday night that will last a while.

Monday's game against Portsmouth was the Super Bowl for a Rogers team that has struggled all season. And the Vikings played like it was the Super Bowl. With nothing to play for but pride, they went toe-to-toe with a team that had everything to play for, and won.

This wasn't supposed to happen and, no disrespect to Rogers, I never thought it would. Chances are, few people outside the Rogers sideline did, either.

But as the game progressed and the Rogers defense repeatedly stopped the Patriots and protected a 12-6 lead, the body language of both teams was telling. Confidence clearly grew in the Rogers players, while Portsmouth looked downtrodden and, just maybe, a little bit intimidated.

Once it became clear that this was not going to be an easy win for Portsmouth, truth be told, at the risk of never being allowed back in Portsmouth, I was kind of rooting for Rogers.

Who doesn't love an underdog? There's no question Rogers was the underdog in this fight. And when quarterback Kyle DeCosta ran around behind the line of scrimmage to kill the last three seconds of the game, watching all the Rogers players run on to the field in celebration, I was happy for them.

Sorry, Portsmouth. It was just their night.