What a Team - Lebanon Blue Devils

[tnoutsider]

What a first half of the season. These seniors were 1-18 as Freshman. These guys have worked for 4 years and have turned it around. Their coaches have worked years to help them on and off the court. This team is 9 - 1. In a smart move , the coaches made the schedule in a way that they could taste success early. Hard work has made a average team good and hopefully will make a good team great. To even get to the region tournament will be a big hurdle. I will concede they are not the most talented team in the district. They do not have the Stars of Siegel , the tradition and players of Oakland or the athletes of RHS. Then you have Cookeville , Warren , Blackman , and Sparta. This District is good this year ! But the guys have come along way. I recognize the journey these guys and coaches have been on and I am impressed.

On top of this , these guys have lost 2 juniors , who would have contributed this year. In theses 2 losses the team & coaches have supported Jon Austin Ash and Craig Hutto to the fulliest. They are still part of the team and feel fortunate to be a Blue Devil. To speak on the charactor of this team and their coachs : when JonAustin was Life flighted to Vandy Coach Kiel and several of his teammates were the first people there. When Craig was attacked by the shark in Floridia , team mates and Coach Kiel ,Brown and Mcdowell made the 10 hour drive immediately.

I wish them a State Championship but I know that is a long shot ! But I appreciate these guys for how far they have come from 1 - 18 as Freshman and commend the coaches for making a differenc. They are a Team. This is what High School sports is about !!!!!!!!!!!!! I know as Jerry Springer would say I need to go to Oprah!!! Enjoy the journey guys , you have earned the ride.

[BlackAndBlueDevil]

Wow, great post. When I saw the title I assumed it would be another Lebanon fan who's only here long enough to talk about how Lebanon is going to beat everyone. What I read instead was a heartfelt, objective, well-thought out post that I fully agree with. This team has surprised me so far this year, and I hope they keep it up. If they still gave out good marks I would give you one.

[tdntn]

congradulations to lebanon so far. u guys are definately doing the unexpected. lebanon definately has my respect as they were the only district team to sweep riverdale last year. also both my parents and 3 of my aunts graduated from there, and i have a cousin attending there now.

 

i had forgotten about craigs story, hows he doing? does he have a prosthetic and does he have a chance at someday returning to the court?

[salty]

congradulations to lebanon so far. u guys are definately doing the unexpected. lebanon definately has my respect as they were the only district team to sweep riverdale last year. also both my parents and 3 of my aunts graduated from there, and i have a cousin attending there now.

 

i had forgotten about craigs story, hows he doing? does he have a prosthetic and does he have a chance at someday returning to the court?

 

 

Inspiring story.

 

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[defender25]

Definate kudos to Lebanon. This is a heck of a team that's been through a lot.

[blue06]

The Blue Devils this year are the definition of team work. They were expected to be like 6-5 or 7-4 instead of 10-1. To go 1-18 as freshmen, these seniors have really turned themselves around, since the only 5 seniors on the team are the starting lineup. They will continue to work and play hard and win some games that they should not and their faithful fans will be there for the whole ride.