[EKUAlum05]

So my girlfriend teaches at grayson High School here in Atlanta. Grayson is the #2 rteam in the State of Georgia and one of the best teams in the nation so I went to watch them take on their rival South Gwinnett tonight, despite badly wanting to listen to this game. I kept updating on my Blackberry and was shocked at how this turned out.

Belfry has clearly put themselves back into the 3A Title discussion. I said before the season started that this year's edition of Pirate football would take it's lumps but I could see them improving like the 2005 team who was an illegal procedure call from being the State Champs in my opinion. Tonight, it proves that the Belfry we have seenin Week 1 and 2 is simply metamorphasized into a tough, gritty team.

The Pirates make the 3 hour trip, take on a 5A Semi-Finalists who returned most of their team including a massive O-line, and play them after they had what many thought was a "wake-up" call against Bell. This is the same team who should have beat LexCath earlier this season. For Belfry to dominate like they did speaks volumes.

The key for Belfry now is to stay the course. Don't forget what is getting you where you are at, hard work in practice and the drive to improve. As nice as the wins over LCC and Whitley are, they don't mean anything. Coming up is Pikeville (your rival), Pike Central, and Sheldon Clark. Those three games mean much more than the past two weeks and if Belfry stops doing what they are doing, they will come away empty handed.

Bowling Green isn't so far fetched anymore. The Pirates now have two quality wins and their losses came to Pburg (possibly the 2nd best 2A team in the state) and Ashland ( a top 5 5A team who just beat Ironton) by a combined 9 points. If Belfry continues to improve like they have been, the sky is the limit!