[thecoacher]

sounds like an excuse, its easy to put blame on things when you lose. refs, dirty play, bad game, no starters. you play with what you got. thats why theres a second team. the second team should be as good as the first team. you win and lose, take what you get and go on. congrats pirates, are the playoffs and a winning record in view yet? i think so. keep it up guys.

No excuse. Everybody knows they had those kids out (injuries and suspensions). I even said it may not have made a difference. I congratulated your team. They are much improved and did what they needed to do. About your other comment, you tell me what 3A or smaller school has a second team that is as good as their first. That comment is ridiculous. Again, congrats to Powell and best of luck the rest of the year.