[Matney's Prodigey]

I think this will be a darn good football game. Both schools are tradition rich and both group of kids have a great deal of pride and neither will roll over for the other.
I too think that most of the time a Class A State Champion might be at a higher level skill wise than a Class AA State Champion, but football has alot to do with matchups. If Belfry is able to control the football then they also control the pace of the game and the clock. That means Haywood will give them a chance to win at the end of the game. If NCC comes out and jumps on Belfry by 2 scores or so, then the Pirates might be in for a long night because Haywood does not play catch up really well with his smash mouth style. This will be the first game so I don't expect flawless performances, but I do expect a competative match.
I'm going to have to back the Pond Creek Nation in this one since it is in their back yard and say the final will be:

Belfry: 35
NCC: 28

Good luck to both teams.