Half Moon Bay's wildly successful _ and, so far, unbeaten _ 2017 football season concludes this week with an appearance in the CIF Division 3A championship game vs. Steele Canyon. The limited-roster Peninsula team can ill-afford to be missing any of its key individuals. And that includes its outstanding kicker, Dylan Williams. He was injured in the second half of Saturday's game with Sutter and was unavailable in the fourth quarter. He isn't just a gifted kicking specialist; he's on the field most of the time, on both sides of the ball. His presence is critical. Without him, the Cougars are a different team in several important ways.