[charlie22]

Belfry and Central didn't surprise me. I had seen Central and knew they were big and fast. I hadn't seen Belfry but judging by their schedule I really didn't think they understood the type of team Central was.

The Beechwood game didn't surprise me at the time, but then when I watched the replay today I was surprised how close it really was. Actually I don't think Beechwood won the game, I think LC lost it by not going for the field goal to tie it.

I have to admit, I had gotten caught up in all the talk on here and the other sites about how good Belfry was this year, as I was expecting Belfry to win. I'd seen Central play Highlands and knew they were very good, but I thought Belfry would wear them down and pull it out at the end (similar to what Highlands did to Central). And don't get me wrong, Belfry is very good also. But Central's strength on D matched up well against Belfry's O. Central's defensive line was easily the best that Highlands played against this year and their lbers weren't too shabby either. Their D is set up to stop the run and that's what Belfry brought to dance. Belfry was not able to wear them down however.

I like the Belfry call to throw the pass at the end of the first half. It didn't work because the ball slipped out of the qb's hand, but that unfortunately happens. Had he completed it for a td, it could have been the backbreaker that the Highlands TD pass right before half was for Highlands.