For those of you with an impatient nature, (I count myself as one of those) I’m sure you wondered if this week would ever arrive.
Well, it has. The Banks County High School football team will take to the field this Friday night for a game that counts in the standings. It’s here folks. It’s time to put the football on the kicking tee and see what happens.
After weeks, months even, of offseason work by coach Blair Armstrong’s team, it all begins for real this Friday night. The Leopards will venture to Washington-Wilkes to see what the early stages of the 2008 campaign has in store.
One thing I do know is that Armstrong’s players have worked as hard as anyone this offseason. They have attended numerous camps. They have been as dedicated in the weight room as any team you will find. They have dedicated themselves to making the program a winner.
You can’t help but be proud of what these players have done leading up to this point. They have not been afraid to work, work and work some more.
A salute must also go to Armstrong and his coaching staff for leading these young men to this point. The community is rallying around this football program and that has been a tremendous thing to see. I still am amazed at how the stands were packed during the scrimmage two weeks ago. Rest assured the players noticed it and appreciated it.
Let’s do the same this Friday on the road at Washington-Wilkes. Let’s show the home team just how strong the community support in Banks County has become and let’s come back home victors.
Chris Bridges is sports editor of The Banks County News. E-mail comments about this column to him at chris@mainstreetnews.com.