Along that ride, and as the Rebels' offense ran its full-house formation to near perfection while the defense muscled the opposition, few knew the full extent of the emotional turmoil that the steely Lowry was going through.
Denver East began the season with an overtime loss to Class 5A Windsor and a blowout defeat to Fossil Ridge, an inauspicious start that turned out to be a red herring for the Angels' historic season.