[LClion4life]

You guys had a good defense that year. ****** Powell Co., right? Hard to explain that one.

Was that the year Russell had a touchdown taken off the board late in the game because of an inadvertent whistle? I seem to remember Russell mostly dominating the first half, but only leading 7-0 at halftime.

It was 7-0 at halftime. Russell had the ball 1st and goal at the 2 right before the half and a holding call helped us with a great goalline stand as Russell's kicker missed a field goal as the half expired. And yes that was the game, but even if the play didn't have the inadvertant whistle, if it's called correctly, Russell has the ball where they recovered the football instead of the touchdown counting because it was a muffed punt that they recovered and the kicking team cannot advance a muffed punt. What really won the game for Lewis was after scoring their first touchdown making the score 7-6, Mike Mustard laid one of the hardest hits I've ever witnessed and jarred the ball loose from a Russell kick returner while simultaneously knocking himself out cold. Lewis recovered, Mustard is rushed to the hospital, and the Lions rallied to win the game by finishing off that drive and holding the Devils for the remainder of the fourth, intercepting Red Devil pass in the last minute that went right through one of their players hands and into the chest of our safety. An instant classic in my book, but I may be a little biased. :biggrin: And yeah, Coach Burchett and the Pirates had our number that year. Handing us 2 of our 3 losses on the season with both games being at home. They returned the first kick of the playoff game to the house and then recovered two consecutive onside kicks after scores, making it 21-0 before our offense hit the field. Hard to recover from that.