There's always a lot going on behind that scenes that no one knows about- you don't know many of kids were fighting sickness (not covid), and how banged up they were by the end of the season, who was saying "don't give me the ball" in the middle of the game. You also had a VERY young team. 5 seniors on Boone's team. Only a handful of returning starters. So when faced with man- players on the other side of the ball, ya it got rough. But they didn't quit. most of the starters stayed in 'til the end and kept their heads up. They pulled out a great season given their task.
Boone needs to change a lot from the ground up with its football program for any kind of future success. Go to any grass cutter game for Elizabethton or Greeneville and see the support those little kids get. How they run out of the helmet with the players on Friday and can't wait to be Cyclone when they grow up. Heck, Gray couldn't even field enough players for an 11-12 year old team this year. So if they didn't go play for JR Toppers or another league, you've got a 1-2 year gap of not playing before they hit middle school.
There's been complaints that Science Hill's program has become too commercialized and it's driving fans away- maybe. But they have a multi-million dollar field house where as Boone players have a big bag they put their gear in, and a hook to hang it on in the field house. During half time they walk all the way to the gym so there's enough room to spread out b/c of Covid. No one transfers to Boone for football... at least not that I know of in the last few years. We don't have anything flashy and fancy to draw in anyone except our own, home-grown boys who give it their all every week then old-timers get on here and complain about how they play.
I have faith that the next couple of years are going to be historically good for Boone football. Until then, on to basketball.