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.

IF, IF, IF. If WC was a better team they would not have had to face Riverdale in the first round. If they were a better team Riverdale would not have done what they have done all year and played down to the competition. This was a very ugly win for Riverdale. It had to be the worst they played all year and it had nothing to do with WC. The coaches will have to do a better job this week to get the boys more focused. This Riverdale team does not have the killer instinct of some of the past teams. We have to play a team next week that had no trouble at all getting up for their first round game. If this team wants the gold ball they better get their heads on straight and focus. Way too many penalties tonight and no heart until they had to.

He is a talented young man. A starter on the offense of an undefeated team. He can study the opposing team, beat them, keep his grades up, and post on here. The coaches do not care that their players are posting on here if they are at home on their own computer on their own time. At least he is just talking trash and not trashing the opponents visiting locker room.

That is good advice. It did not work for Smyrna so I know it will not work for Warren County.

Poorly coached enough to pick off Sonny twice and beat Smyrna. We do not have coaches, just a bunch of good ol boys that stand on the sideline and cheer. Our boys just win on talent. We don't even practice, just show up on Friday nights and play. Maybe Smyrna will have that kind of talent one day and not need coaching. Oh I forgot, they already have no one to coach them.

Because it is more interesting than talking about this game. If Riverdale does not come in flat like last week, they should win this one 35 - 0.

This is a shame and something I have not understood since I have been following high school football here. With 8 teams in the region you should have at least 7 jv games per year. It would benefit all the teams to do this. It would be an issue if you did not have the numbers on your team. All the teams in 4 5A, except maybe WC, have enough players to have a jv squad and play a 7 game schedule.

These teams are playing freshmen out of need. I would rather have the depth of talent and less experience than have to depend on freshmen in 5A. I do wish we would play some of the younger players more but glad we do not have to depend on them like some teams.

I guess I should have said undefeated and three shutouts and in region 4. Region 4 is one of the 2 toughest regions in the state.

No. They have a full time AD that has no other responsibilities. He did teach two weight lifting classes.

Riverdale. Undefeated with three shutouts.