[Pirate Pal]

What a night to be a Belfry Pirate!!! There are no words to express the pride I feel tonight!

First, I have to start at the top and that is Coach Haywood. He is a man of true integrity, morals, and most importantly FAITH! He has, does, and will always represent Belfry and the community with class and respect. Tonight at the celebration at CAM Stadium after the game, Coach Haywood gave a speech in which he first thanked God, then the boys who play/played to game to achieve those wins, then his assitant coaches, then his co-workers, student body, and the community, then last, but not least, his wife. He wasn't arrogant, but humble as always. He is a great man and one that deserves all of the accolades bestowed upon him.

Second, let's talk game: The Belfry Pirates rolled into Pike Central and took care of business. They wanted to get that win, not only for Coach Haywood, but for the District Title as well. The offense ran extremely well tonight. Trey Willis, Josh Dixon, Justin Johnson (even though he received a chicken **** cheap shot) Tyler Williams..just to name a few, ran it all over the field. As for defense, there were great hits from Gary Runyon, Ghormley, Mulins, Messer, Thacker, Dotson and the rest of the Pirate D. Also, congrats to Ghormley on that interception! BTW, the way #51 from Pike Central was holding Howie Dotson all night, I thought he was going to have to ask Howie to prom or something! Boggs has a very good arm and Shouse can get open quick! I would like to thank the Belfry Pirate Football team for entertaining and representing the Belfry Community the way you do every Friday night!

Third, the very disappointing (but not surprising) attitude and disrespect from Chapman! Can someone please sign him up for for lessons in class and sportsmanship? Win or lose, you do it as a man. What is he teaching these kids? I'm sure some of them wanted to congratulate Coach Haywood on his success. I'm sure most of their parents would have expected them to shake hands as all classy, self respecting athletes do at the end of a game, but Chapman made them look like very sore losing, classless, unsportsmanlike, little boys! I don't blame the kids, I blame the adults who are suppose to teach them better. The principal should have stepped up and made them shake hands whether Chapman wanted them to or not. As far as Chapman maybe wanting Coach Haywood to "have his time" I don't buy that one little bit. Coach Haywood and the boys were heading over to shake hands with them. Heck, even the annoying announcer didn't even congratulate Coach Haywood over the loud speaker. Ridiculous!