[Orange Blaze]

A lot of people are acting like we pound Russell like we did last week every year. That simply isn’t true. Most of the time when we beat Russell it is by 10 points or less. Before this year Russell beat us 3 years in a row by 2 scores or more including a 41-0 win in 2019.

The drama makes for good stories but what does it really matter in the bigger picture? These are 2 schools less than 5 miles apart from each other and all parties involved eat at the same places, shop at the same stores, and go to the same banks. The only difference is their kids go to different schools which really isn’t a big deal.

Just remember, the kids read all of this stuff too and all the adults are doing is fueling petty rivalries that don’t matter. In fact, I would venture to guess that a lot of the kids are even friends and hangout with each other. The adults need to start acting like adults, get a life, and stop making a big deal out of HS sports because honestly it’s embarrassing and makes our area look bad.