The heart in Sussex help them punch their ticket to Salem!!!

[Dtayl6]

So all week....no all post season I've seen nothing but Sussex wont be good enough to do this against this team or do that against that team. Ive heard about how weak the east is and how Sussex is the weakest of the four teams left. The community asked me this week not to say anything to any poster who not only picked against this team but who also chose to be disrespectful in their tone when picking against this team. GW was supposed to be too big and too deep...we were supposed to be destroyed by the great ones from GW. The arrogance was ridiculous and we ate it. Those kids read it and it really made them hungry...every thread...every comment...every prediction...and it made them hungry. Said Sussex was nothing but a bunch of loud mouths and so I made sure to keep quiet while others disrespected my community except in the case of when it got out of hand. I kept quiet. Said we didnt deserve to be #1 bc we didnt play anybody. But the strength in this community is amazing. A community devastated by the tornadoes earlier this year where we lost people in our community including children. Kids who have dealt with real life tragedies. Malik Delk a senior QB who lost his mom at a young age. Other kids who have had difficult situations happen to them in life. Kids who have grown up with awful circumstances. Those kids fought today bc they read those posts saying that they werent good enough and now people see the toughness down there in our community. GW was as big as advertised but I think they underestimated the heart in Sussex and now we are preparing to play for a title.

 

[kwhs95fan]

Very well said. Never underestimate the heart of a champion. To win at this game you gotta have that dog in you and these young men from Sussex proved today they do indeed have that dog in them.

 

[GatorBait1988]

Well written, but I believe a lot of people (including myself) didn't doubt Sussex as much as we believed that GW was just superior. I drastically underestimated Sussex's defense and I believe that was the turning point. Holding a team with as good of a line and as many weapons as GW has to 7 points is an astonishing feat. I myself don't know Sussex, so I wasn't attacking the community, I just believed Wythe would beat them. They proved me wrong. Congrats to them and good luck in Salem.

 

[Dtayl6]

Not you Gator...i respect any opinion when its a respectful football prediction...but guys like mmqn and xcross who just constantly are rude...some other guys as well. Like i respect blasters opinion because he was at least respectful in his picks though he was a tad bit arrogant with his prediction but i still respect that he used facts. I met him today he is genuinely a great dude. But some people forget that kids are reading what we write. These read what we write and sometimes they are hurt by our words.

 

[GatorBait1988]

Sounds like Sussex read the comments and used it to their benefit. Looks like people gave them some "locker room" material and they thrived off of it. Kudos to them!

 

[RedPrideNation_RollPride]

I picked against them because I did not trust that the D would stand up to a power team. My crow was hard to swallow but deserved. It certainly takes a very good team to hold GW from putting points up so like Gator mentioned I had a good deal of confidence in GW but Sussex has proven to me that their D is very legit. Congrats on the win, maybe we can meet up in Salem and holler bout some football.

 

[20Bronco06]

Being from Franklin and seeing sussex year in and year out, I already knew what Sussex was capable of.Alot of Franklin showed up to support the Tigers today as well

 

[NND Sports Fan]

Now, I don't look at every thread but a couple I viewed most of the folks who were doing the bad mouthing were bad mouthing each other from the West. However, one poster (Blaster) says he hasn't been wrong this year (I generally never click on anything the guy starts) posted this in one of the threads: "GW will abuse the D line I've seen from Sussex. The speed in this game will be even imo but GW wins in all other areas. The size and strength will be lopsided in GWs favor. Again not taking anything away from Sussex they are 12-0 for a reason but you will not keep GW under 20."
Guess he was finally wrong!!!!!

 

[GatorBait1988]

I picked against them because I did not trust that the D would stand up to a power team. My crow was hard to swallow but deserved. It certainly takes a very good team to hold GW from putting points up so like Gator mentioned I had a good deal of confidence in GW but Sussex has proven to me that their D is very legit. Congrats on the win, maybe we can meet up in Salem and holler bout some football.

Couldn't have said it better. Their D really opened some eyes today and showed a lot of people that they are the real deal.

 

[GatorBait1988]

Now, I don't look at every thread but a couple I viewed most of the folks who were doing the bad mouthing were bad mouthing each other from the West. However, one poster (Blaster) says he hasn't been wrong this year (I generally never click on anything the guy starts) posted this in one of the threads: "GW will abuse the D line I've seen from Sussex. The speed in this game will be even imo but GW wins in all other areas. The size and strength will be lopsided in GWs favor. Again not taking anything away from Sussex they are 12-0 for a reason but you will not keep GW under 20."
Guess he was finally wrong!!!!!

He will blame the coaching staff. Anything to take the focus off that GW didn't have the best players on the field. I thought GW was better and my pick is that they would win by 2 possessions (with one being tacked on at the end), but Sussex definitely proved me wrong. Hats off to the kids and the staff. They were definitely the BETTER team.

 

[Twobyfour]

Sussex kicked off to GW to start the 2nd half, and went on to dominate the 3rd qtr. I think GW had 2 posseisons in the 3rd, and they lost yardage on both. That was pivotal time of the game

 

[NNDman]

Congrats to my friend Curtis Jefferson and his team. When they came to Tappahannock in August it looked like Sussex might be in for a short post-season as they dressed only about 23 or so players and I was told they had a couple freshmen playing on the lines. Obviously they got better and better as the season progressed. It's going to be an interesting one in Salem come Dec. 10!

 

[Dtayl6]

i dont expect people to pick Sussex and i respect that peoplehave the right not to but i think moving forward we as posters including myself have to remember that those kids read these threads as well...not just the kids in Sussex but all the kids that represent each school. The way the west guys were going at it had to be hard for the kids who read those posts from each area. Our kids were fired up when i talked to them.

 

[Dtayl6]

Coached was hype about the post too...when i hugged him he Called off each one to me. They took what was said to heart. All week i played along...oh they are so amazing...i dont know how we are gonna stop deacon but i knew our kids would be ready.

 

[GatorBait1988]

Coached was hype about the post too...when i hugged him he Called off each one to me. They took what was said to heart. All week i played along...oh they are so amazing...i dont know how we are gonna stop deacon but i knew our kids would be ready.

That's hysterical that the Coach did that!! Maybe GW's Coach will have a little chat with Blaster and let him know to not talk so much on here!

 

[Dtayl6]

Listen he knew about all the posts...actually wanted me to point blaster out. Honest to God truth. But blaster is a cool dude. He really is. I dont have a bad thing to say about him. Goes to show you that you have to meet people to really know them. He was a nice dude...nothing like I imagined. I think it comes off as arrogant because we are reading what he is saying but when you meet him you realize he isnt a bad guy and that he is giving a honest opinion of his team and he really isnt trying to down other people's teams.

 

[Dtayl6]

Being from Franklin and seeing sussex year in and year out, I already knew what Sussex was capable of.Alot of Franklin showed up to support the Tigers today as well

i saw that. We appreciate the support.