[bucslover68]

There are many things to say but I do agree we are not all bad apples in Martin County when it comes to fans. We had boys out on the field trying their hardest that didn't get involved in any of the altercation. It did amaze me on both sides of the field with both fans after the altercation occurred! Belfy adults leaning on the fence cursing our players, fans walking by, and yelling for our players to be injured. Then on the other hand people from SCHS walking by being terrible to Belfry fans they were passing as they went to the rest room. It was quite a display of sportsmanship from both sides.
So you can't knock all of the fans for both teams over a few others!

I get the joke earlier about Belfry saying they thought they were at Matewan playing...we feel the same sometimes when we come to pond creek. Emotions do get the best of us at times and then we run with them! I wish SC the best in next weeks Pike Central game and say to them Keep Your Heads Up and get on with the rest of your season! One more thing showing some love to your players Chest Bumping aint nothing wrong with having some fun! LOL! Good Luck to all of the teams!

I agree that chest bumping your players shows some love. However, to me, it goes to a deeper concern for SC. EKU kind of hit on this. Can Hager separate himself emotionally from the buildup and and hype of big games, like the one with Belfry, and keep an even mind and stick to a gameplan? He has done wonders with the SC program. I remember his first year after taking over from Matney and thinking that Jim left the cupboard pretty bare. Nevertheless, Hager created his own team and has had really good success. But the question remains. Will the desire to beat and "be" Belfry ultimately keep SC from ever reaching the heights that Belfry already has, and that Hager wants SC to get to? When I say "be" Belfry, it has become very evident that Hager models his program after the Pirates. The blue has been taken out of the uniforms and if you just glanced at the 2 teams, they look very similar. Hager has taken many of Haywood's offensive principles and applied these to his program. I am not saying that any of this is wrong, but IMO, you have to truly believe in your team, and that they are better than Belfry, in order to beat Belfry. Shawn sometimes loses faith in his team, his plan to beat the Pirates, and what his team does best, when Belfry jumps on them. I quantify what I say by adding that i wish the Cards the best and honestly hope to see them week 3 of the playoffs if both teams can win two games. First things first. SC must regroup and reheal and get by a good PC team.