JH and JPontiac - I don't even know what to say other than you both have figured it out. The idea isn't so much what the game can do for you but what you can do for the game. Wanting to win for those seniors as badly as you did for yourselves shows leadership - the ability to place the welfare of the team above your own needs.
There is a reason there are tears in the locker room after a senior's last game. I don't believe my son has ever ended a season in high school or in college that did not end in tears - either when his time was up or when his teamates' time was up. I know how much it meant to him and fully realize how much it means to each of you.
I hope every member of ours can read both of your outstanding posts. Highly emotional stuff.