[Coach]

I said at the beginning of the season that belfry would make it to the game before state and lose to Russell...ande I was right..and it sucks so bad. I think Russell was probably the more talented team..but Belfry should've won. Belfry's defense shut Russell down the whole second half. And Belfry had the go ahead touchdown and got a penalty...this was followed by 2 or 3 more penalties until it was eventually 3rd and goal from like the 43..thats a killer. I don't agree passing on 3rd down at the end. But I'm not the coach. I'm my opinion you have 2 plays to get 8 yards and we still had a timeout left. Somebody earlier said that we had fumbled numerous times in that game to that point was absolutely right...but in the first championship game in 03 we fumbled 6 times or something like that and still didn't pass once. In about every Belfry game I've seen..when we pass in a very preassure filled situation..90% of the time it's an interception. But thats the way things go. Belfry should've won the way things were..but at the same time Russell probably should've been up 35-0 at halftime. But all in the same...congradulations to Russell. Everybody in Eastern Kentucky should root for Russel to beat the Aces and keep the championship over on this side of the state...if for no other reasons Belfry fans should root for the Red Devils because that way we can say we got beat by the best team in the state.