[charlie22]

I hope that Towles is okay and is able to play at 100 percent. I would hate for JC to squeak by Highlands without Towles and listen to the excuses for the loss for the rest of time. I also hate to see any kid get knocked out of the playoffs because of an injury.

And you're trying to tell me that if Highlands squeaked by JC and Jude, Hall and Bratton weren't able to play, we wouldn't hear JC folks claiming: what if? :biggrin: If I recall properly, we heard some "what ifs" out of the JC fans when their fullback went out with an injury back in 06 against CovCath.

I get so tired of the "injuries are part of the game" comment. Of course they are. But any one that doesn't think injuries to starters, particularly key starters like Towles, Jude, Dillon of last year, etc., etc., has an impact on the outcome of a game quite simply is unrealistic. With great depth and performance by the uninjured players, injuries can be overcome, but to think injuries don't play a role in the outcome of a game is simply unrealistic.