[Jeepman]

Unless I have the years wrong, I'm pretty sure Russell beat belfry in the semi finals on their way to title in 05' and then again actually shutting out belfry in 06' when Russell ended up with the state runner-up trophy after playing "5A" Mercer County in the championship.

Being able to beat belfry in the semi finals doesn't happen often, but Russell did manage to do it a couple times.

It's hard for me to route for Russell after Ivan, but Russell does things the right way and their players are always top-notch kids. I hope for it to be a classic game and I think Belfry edges Russell by less than a touchdown.

Russell actually won the game against Merger county. The video shows the official blowing the play dead and then the QB fumbles the ball into the end zone and a Merger player jumps on it. I was shocked that the ref who called the play dead did not speak up. Oh well. I hate games that are decided by the ref. and not the players. Russell was the better team that day and they lost on a bad call.