[bucslover68]

How do you know that? That is pure speculation. What if Varney would have went out in the first? Would the margin of victory been larger? By the way KP is just as fast and strong as Varney but not as old. While i do admit Varney is probally better individually than SC's backs but not collectively. SC has 3 good running backs.

The flow of the game changed for Belfry, like it did for SC against Belfry. You could tell from the start of the Belfry/JC game that the defenses were going to struggle. JC moved the ball at will, but fumbled. Belfry exploded on JC with Varney, then he got hurt. Belfry scored initially after Thomas got hurt, but they had their leader out and it eventually caught up with them. The feeling though was that it was going to be a shootout, but after Varney went down, Belfry lost some of their "you score, I'll score" ability. Even with Varney out, Belfry hung in the game until JC just became too much. My point is that SC and Belfry would have been closer had SC been full strength, but Belfry still would have won. You say this is speculation, and maybe you are right. It is speculation backed by historical data. Belfry rarely loses to SC, and they didn't this year. As far as Mikie Moore, look back at my previous posts about Belfry/SC and see the respect I have for him. However, getting to watch Varney every week, you realize what a special player he is. SC has no one, even 3 backs combined, who have been as versatile as Thomas. 20 TDs scored, 1 TD thrown, a TD reception, a field goal, a fifty yard punt, an interception, numerous extra points, a fantastic defender, and booming kickoffs near or through the end zone. Plus he plays each game with a huge bullseye on him being the focus of everyone's defense. Skyles is a nice player and has the "combine" numbers, but maybe you can tell me, Does he have the "it" factor. I knew Varney had it the first scrimmage his sophomore year. Slone, A Ray, and the rest are good, but they are mainly complimentary type players.