[bucslover68]

I have been sitting back watching this thread and most of it is funny. Let's get one thing straight. Belfry was only flat defensively against WC. Belfry had the ball three times in the first half and they scored three times. The first team offense was not stopped and was only forced into a third down a couple of times. The D did give up some yards and two scores, but give WC credit, they came to play. The second half was dominated by the Pirates, and once again a team (WC), leaves their varsity in against Belfry's JV to get a couple of meaningless scores.

This week. Nothing less than a war for the first part of the game, then Belfry takes over. I really believe the key to the game is how well the Russell D plays. Belfry is explosive on O, and I think the Pirates O line will be the key for them. Turnovers and special teams, as always, will be big. In the end I do not believe the Devils have the weapons to beat Belfry. I believe they will make it a game and play Belfry tough early. In the end I like Belfry 28, Devils 14. BTW, to answer a previous question, the series, according to the Belfry program, which lists the all-time records versus each team, has Russell ahead 11-9.