The Oak Ridge Wildcats took our show on the road this evening against Harding Valley High School, a team that beat us last year and just about put a damper on our playoff hopes last year and our senior night last season. Needless to say, we were out for revenge and looking to show that we were the better team in this "Battle of the Bridge" as its called by locals on week 8 of the season.
As you can we had a pretty good showing for our 3 consecutive district win beating the Harding Valley Hawks 42-7. It was a game in which we went in to slightly battered and bruised but were looking to get out to a fast start and that we did. We had a 14-0 lead at the end of the 1st quarter and extended that lead to a 35-7 score at halftime. Our offense was clicking on all cylinders as it has for the 3rd straight game and we never had to punt thee entire night. We put the nail in the coffin on our 1st drive of the 3rd quarter with a 3 play 60 yard drive that gave us a 35 point lead and started the running clock rule. Due to this rule, the 4th quarter went by pretty quick but the result was another win for the Wildcats which gives us a 5-3 overall record (5-1 in district play) putting us in sole possession of 2nd place and hopefully a likely position in the playoffs.
Me and my Oak Ridge parents (Naomi and Phil) after the game
Next up, we have a short week of practice because we have the game of the week this Thursday and our cross town rivals the Clinton Dragons are coming to town. We are very happy to be coming back home after a month long road trip during our season. Our kids are extremely pumped about this game and will come out the shoot, at home, ready to go to battle. I for one, will be very excited coming off this win and knowing what is at stake for us and will keep practice for the next two days very intense and focused for our kids. My parents are coming into town for this game and my dad's birthday is coming up this weekend, so Mr. Rosser (me) will be looking for his offense to have a spectacular performance in front of the home crowd and continue to be on a roll as we have been for the last 3 weeks.
Also, we have one more week of school until Fall Break, which is a week off from school and even though we still have football preparing for our last game of the season, it will be a much needed break from at least one of my professions for a moment, LOL.
Hope you enjoyed this small yet precise update and look for another blog coming later this week with pre or postgame insight to our team and the season. As usual, thanks for tuning in and as always STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS.
Battle of the Bridge Trophy which is exchanged between schools to the winner each year
Yours truly, B. Rosser
Signing out, PEACE
Glad to hear things are going well for you and the wildcats just continue to reach one and teach one as a true man of Omega does. Keep God first and be the change to want to see!!!
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