On our way home from the state game at LU, my wife and I stopped at the Bedford Arby's on 460. A couple about my age - in other words, "older" - came in while we were waiting. They saw my Salem cap, and struck up a conversation. They were Appomattox fans who'd just been to their state game at Salem Stadium. They were both extremely nice, and of course quite excited at the time.
Congrats to a community that's seen more than its fair share of hard times recently. A state championship in a high school sport can't begin to make up for all of that, but it sure is nice when Fate throws you that bone. Kind of pulls everyone together, and provides a very welcome diversion for a while. Enjoy! Still kind of hard to believe Appo hadn't won it prior to last year.