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News from Westville
Nov. 23rd, 2007 05:41 pmAfter yesterday's post, Dad, who's retired, and I went out and ran some errands. We took "recess" during said errand run, a regular event for Dad. We stopped off at the American Legion, walked up to a bar, and had a drink. Ya gotta love a place where a $5 bill gets two mixed drinks and a respectable tip for the barmaid.
I'm just back from the State football championships. Westville was playing for the second year running, and alas lost again. Don't get me wrong - they are the most successful team in town history, and I'm very proud of them. They are, after all, 26-2 for the last two years, with both losses in Memorial Field. However, I've noticed a few things about 2A football (our state's second-smallest division) that are the difference between making the championship and winning it.
1) Winning teams have a consistent kicking game. Not necessarily good, just consistent. They can reliably execute punts, extra points and the occasional short field goal.
2) Winning teams have a functional pass game. Ours is OK at best, but strong teams have several pass plays, both short and long yardage.
Hopefully, we're building a state-championship winning program, and those factors will be addressed. But I'm still proud of the old alma mater.
I'm just back from the State football championships. Westville was playing for the second year running, and alas lost again. Don't get me wrong - they are the most successful team in town history, and I'm very proud of them. They are, after all, 26-2 for the last two years, with both losses in Memorial Field. However, I've noticed a few things about 2A football (our state's second-smallest division) that are the difference between making the championship and winning it.
1) Winning teams have a consistent kicking game. Not necessarily good, just consistent. They can reliably execute punts, extra points and the occasional short field goal.
2) Winning teams have a functional pass game. Ours is OK at best, but strong teams have several pass plays, both short and long yardage.
Hopefully, we're building a state-championship winning program, and those factors will be addressed. But I'm still proud of the old alma mater.
