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maybe Basin might get a little more of the respect they deserve after this win

ok apparently there is this idea going around that Copper Basin has just went searching for the weakest teams in the surrounding tristate area this year so they could have a winning season and weak schedule and that they opted for a 9 game season on purpose.Is this true? Well lets take a look at the teams they played one by one. 1st game-"Whitwell"-nothing new here they have been playing them for years and they used to be in their same district, usually a close game 2nd game-"Taft"-ok well people might have a point here. this is really the only true weak filler game that was put into the schudjule last year.they used to play them in the past too as well 3rd game-"Haysville"-heres one of the north carolina teams.Once again they have been playing them for atleast the past 5 years even when they killed basin by well over 40 points 4 years ago.nothing new here. 4th game-"Towns County"-another out of state team. same story as hayesville.Local team the basin played in the past who could fill the open spot in Basins schedule.they beat basin by over 40 points the first year they played 5th game-"Silverdale" 2a school in basins district pretty much a have to play game 6th game-"Andrews"- Basin has been playing this north carolina team atleast SINCE THE 1980's.Its a local rival game that has been played for decades.nothing new for this year 7th game-"Grace"-same story as silverdale.another 2a school in basins District 8th game-"Lookout valley"-another team that Basins played for many many decades.also usedd to be in there district 9th game-"Boyd Buchanen"-only loss in Basins schedule and first 4 quarter fight of the season. Basins defense also played 95 percent of the game on their own 45 or closer. NOW LETS TALK ABOUT THAT OPEN SLOT Copper Basin did not have for a 9 game season by choice but rather by circumstance Basin was planning to play formal big time rival Fannin County but they dropped out at the last minute leaving Basin trying to find a team to play at the last minute not able to find a team.It was not a chjoice Also people believe that Basin backed out of a supposed polk county game this year???maybe in the past but nothing like that has hapened this year..I repeat,NO POLK and BASIN game was proposed for the 2010 season.I still can't believe people can't get past this.Basin is a 1a school that has no business playing a 3a school like polk.It was way too much trouble anyway,and tore the county apart. Copper Basin has came along way in the past 4 years.and i am extremely pround of the group of seniors that stuck it out over the past 4 yers.even when they went 0-10 and 3-7 with basically the same schedule.It took alot of heart for them to do that,and i believe many people wouldn't have. Now im not saying they are Polk County or south pittsburgh but they are not overrated like everyone says they are.they played the schedule that has been laid before them for the past many years. Maybe they will get more of the respct they deserve after there big win against harriman tonight who was a much tougher team then many of basins previous opponents.Congratulations Copper Basin and goodluck.