[#55PirateFan]

Tuesday Jan 2 seems to be a lining up as a busy coming home party at BHS, and Belfry will be wearing Nike uniforms next year. The linebacker and TE spot is filled, the NG spot filled, and Nate Ratliff should fill in at DT. The holes are filling themselves in quickly this off season. Watch out 3A these Pirates are back!

I sure hope what I'm hearing is true Big Guy. If it is then you're talking about some serious size and muscle on the D-Line and at Linebacker next fall! We're set on the offensive side of the ball. Our defense is what was worrying me about next year. But if this is true, watch out! Last year we could put up some serious points and score plenty enough to win every game, we just couldn't stop anybody when we had to. Our D-Line played their hearts out but the size disadvantage killed them. And our secondary really struggled against passing teams. I look for us to be better at both positions next year and a whole lot better as a team. Derek Wellman cannot be replaced, period! But I do think we have the pieces to fill in for him as a committee to not lose a step on the offensive side of the ball. At LB, we'll just have to wait and see. You can't lose one of the best to ever play at Belfry and not think his lose wont be felt but we do have the pieces to be even better in 2018 if the boys do what their supposed to be doing and stay hungry. I can't wait until football starts back up on Pond Creek!