StrengthandHonor

GRIND HARD Warriors

I had to go to "The Man" David Limbaugh for clarification.

LOD is correct. If the two teams remaining in the quarter final game are from the same region, the higher seeded team is at home. The (H) in that bracket means that if their is a region 3 team still in it, they would be home. If it is: RHS or WCHS vs LCHS - LCHS is home RHS vs SHS - RHS is home WCHS vs SHS - SHS is home

"Technique can be taught, technique can defeat pure skill, so let's see if they are coached up" Technique cannot defeat pure skill that is taught and coached up. This is where Riverdale will win. They have more pure skill that is coached up.

Every day. It is only other teams that can't block him.

My bad. I see that this was like three years ago.

Didn't Riverdale win 29 - 7. If so WC could not have been down 21 - 14.

Most of Riverdale's starters are seniors and will not be in the mix next year. They cannot say we will be here next year to win it all. They know what is at stake and will be there Friday night on a mission. No next year for this team, only now.

Does this mean that you think the Riverdale players do not love the game and do not have fun playing it? If so, you are way off the mark. These guys are not forced to play, they are not robots going through the motions. They love to play the game. They also have something to prove. They have the weight of all those other state championship teams. They have the weight of all that tradition on their shouldres. They have to live with seeing the gold balls in the trophy case everyday and have the coach remind them they have not earned theirs yet. They are reminded every practice that they have not earned a thing at Riverdale until they earn that ring. This group of Riverdale seniors has a lot to prove. That more than anything. Good point.

You better bring Criss Angel, David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, and any other magician you can to have enough magic to win at Tomahawk. Maybe you can borrow Sonny and Crouch too. Oh, and one good Hail Marry.

Home field advantage = LC Big game experience = Smyrna Athletes and depth = Smyrna Size = LC Coaching = push Team chemistry = Smyrna (Sonny and Rod have been doing this together a long time with good results) Smyrna 35 - LC 14

Why should Riverdale fans be scared to death of statements made by Riverdale's or any other team's fans? No statement ever made by a fan had any outcome on a game played by the players. Now if this was the mind set of the team and coaches I would be concerned. But since I have contact with the players and coaches on a daily basis I know that this is not their mind set. The seniors on this team are well aware of what looking ahead will do to you in the playoffs. They are treating WC with all the respect a team that won their first round game 45 - 0 should be treated. They are preparing to play WC this week and have no other team on their mind. This team is taking it one play at a time. Riverdale has bigger, stronger, and faster athletes and more depth than WC. If they will concetrate on the task at hand, they will win this one going away. If they loose focus and think about round three, they will be in trouble. Riverdale fans should not worry about what anyone on here says but about what the players mindset is and how they play.

No. We were at another game about three hours from here. They stated that the intensity would be way up from this past Friday night. They are seniors and this is their last chance at the gold ball and a ring. They are going to give it all they have to go all the way. There is great sr. leadership on this team and they expect more than the effort from this past Friday.

It does not matter where the fans seem to be dwelling. All that matters is where the players heads are. I can tell you after spending the day yesterday with a couple of the linemen, they are ready to put the poor performance from Friday behind them. They start preparing for Wilson Central today and will be totally focused all week and especially Friday night. Wilson Central will bring nothing down at Tomahawk this Friday. This will be a statement game for the Warriors.

Riverdale does not care who they might play in round three. Their focus is on Wilson Central Friday night. Why would Smyrna want to play Riverdale again? This is not last year.