So Spartanburg will travel up Highway 9 a few miles to face Boiling Springs with a ton on the line. I expect us to come in this week, have great practices and be prepared Friday night to respond to last week. We really stressed tackling, and making sure we’re reading our keys correctly. We’re a talented football team, but without the mental focus it doesn’t mean much.” Girdner also talked about the intensity at practice,”Today we had a great practice with our 1’s and our scout periods. “We took the Dorman game as a lesson that we have to come every Friday night prepared. So there’s definitely some bad blood between us.” I wouldn’t say it’s a “rivalry” game, but it’s a game that comes with a lot of emotion because of what’s been on the line the past few games.” Jay continued,”Last year they won the region after beating us, and they beat us again to go to state. “This week we’re scheduled for their Homecoming game. My mom even went to Boiling Springs High School.” While it is a homecoming to a degree for Jay it is also a Homecoming in a another way. “Every Tuesday and Thursday night I played or practiced at the fields whether it was Bryant Rd. “I grew up in Boiling Springs playing sports, football and baseball at the BSYAA complex,” said Girdner. If Boiling Springs has the confidence,then where does that leave us? I have a few friends who live and work in Boiling Springs, people who are close to that program and community…make no mistake about it they believe they are going to win this Friday.Some even think they are going to win big and easy… even though they were destroyed by Gaffney last week, that doesn’t seem to have dismantled the confidence of beating Spartanburg. When it came time to work on this weeks article Jay Girdner was the logical choice in my eyes. Sometimes when I just need to talk.I talk to Jay. Sometimes when I need to talk Viking Football, I talk to Jay Girdner. Hanna could score 5 touchdowns on us and I certainly don’t think that Dorman is the be all, end all to our season. I just don’t believe Summerville could stay within two touchdowns of us, I don’t believe T.L. It could be me looking through blue and gold blinders or simple bias. I still don’t believe any of our three losses were to teams better than Spartanburg. So Spartanburg lost to Dorman.We let one slip away.
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