[HappyGilmore]

You win some, you lose some.

Russell was fired up in the first half and for a while I thought it was gonna be ugly. The Red Devils set out to turn the Pirates against the game of football and they almost did. At halftime the Pirates readjusted and made some big plays to get back in the ballgame. They say to win a state title you have to have coaching, good players, and the ball has to bounce your way a time or two. Well, we had the first two, but the bounces did not go our way.

Bottom line......Belfry got beat by the better team tonight. Good luck to Russell in the state finals. Keep that title in the east!!

BTW........Matt Maynard ran the QB from Russell down from behind when the QB was a good 15-20 yards in front of him. That was one of the most impressive plays I have seen in all my lifetime. The kid he ran down was not slow, but Matt made him look like he was barely moving.

I feel really bad for the seniors on this team. I've gotten to know some of them and they are really great kids. But I think you did better than most expected you to and really showed a lot of determination throughout the year. Losing the last game of your high school career really hurts, I know that, but life goes on and eventually you'll be up in the stands cheering on kids who grew up admiring the things you done on the field. And when you look back and think "Man, I've got two state chamionship rings on my hand" remember that most people never get to wear even one.