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I was not familiar with Scenters prior to this week,,but after listening to how he handled himself in the build up, and then how he prepared his team and coached them..... well count me as a fan of his.

His decision there did nothing but gain respect for me. He saw a chance at victory, he had a play that he had confidence in, and he showed guts and went for the glory. He also had time left on the clock so he could have another shot.

The more controversial decision IMO was the onside kick. If you pin Belfry deep and force a 3 and Out you probably get the ball with 60 yards ahead of them instead of the long field they were facing. Hindsight is 20/20 though. Nonetheless. Scenters really impressed me and GC fans have to be happy with the program being in his hands.


As I said in the build up...Depth and Experience proved to be the difference. The Pirates didn't buckle when Garrard punched them in the mouth and just kept about their business. The fresh legs rotating in the backfield made a huge impact and when the Pirates needed drives in the 2nd and 4th Quarters they were able to produce and keep their composure. The play by Runyon was a veteran play.

If I am Scenters I am beating down the doors of every "big kid" in Lancaster and trying to grow my roster size and add depth, specifically up front.

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Garrard had lost two defensive starters just a couple of weeks before the Belfry game, but the real killer was the preseason transfer of two players to Danville. One was a running back, who played quite a lot for the Admirals, but the other, J.K. Howard, was a 6'5" 320 lb lineman. He was ranked, along with Billy Abney (Garrard's QB) as one of the top 20 sophomores in the state. He was an All-Area selection for Danville this year on both offense & defense. He sure would have come in handy last Friday! A fantastic high-school game, nonetheless.