Another game, another blowout
This week's 60-0 victory over Kennedy was actually sort of close for a little while. It was only 14-0 midway through the second quarter. But it was a subdued kind of feel out on the sidelines tonight. Last week against Taft, the guys from Birmingham were able to get up for their league rival, but after six straight blowouts, it does get a little old.
Coach Croson always seems to find a new way of motivating the troops. Sometimes, he talks to them about ``being great'' everytime they step on the field, sometimes, he can use a Homecoming game or Senior Night to pump them up. This week, he constantly reminded the guys that ``this is the playoffs'' and no team good enough to make it is going to roll over and quit just because they're down three touchdowns. That worked for a while, but by the fourth quarter, it was all about cheering for the back-ups and JV call-ups who were getting in the game for the first time.
I could tell the Birmingham coaches had mixed emotions about laying 60 on Kennedy. The Patriots staff is close with Kennedy coach Dion Lambert and has a lot of respect for him. To Kennedy's credit, they never stopped playing. RB Matt Gentle stayed in the whole game and kept running hard until the end.
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