[Old School Hound]

I feel similar to old School with my head for Boyle but my heart for Corbin. I want this win so bad for our kids and our town. I know the hounds can win it but the two things worrying me is the Boyle co coaching advantage and the chance that corbins  secondary gets exposed. Boyle played a tough schedule against some good teams and I think if they played corbin 10 times they'd probably win 7 of them. I predict a high scoring game with both offenses having their way and whichever team can get a defensive stop or a turnover will come away with the win.

I've been trying to change my head's thinking all week long but that ol' brain is a stubborn animal.  Honestly, what worries me the most is that these Boyle kids have been on this stage before multiple times while the Corbin kids haven't. I don't think you can overvalue how important that is. If the Hounds get through the first twelve minutes tied or with the lead then I will feel much better about our chances. I worry that the bright lights of Kroger may favor the kids who have been there before, at least for the first ten or twelve minutes. 
I also worry about Boyle being able to exploit our secondary for some back-breaking big plays. If that doesn't happen, I like our chances. I just hope Corbin's coaches, with their gameplan, put these kids in a position to maximize their success. I worry than Haddix will out maneuver Greer in a game that could come down to strategy and decisions at key moments.

My head says Boyle will win by a couple or three scores because of all the things previously mentioned. However, my heart, which has so often led me astray, is telling my head,  "Go to hell. Hounds will find a way! "

I'll trust the heart one more time ...