O-Trap;972157 wrote:Just got to thinking something, and I have to say that it has truly been great to watch teams all across this conference play over the years.
For example, I don't know how many people know this, but in just the last 13 years, every single WCAL team has made the playoffs at least once. In that time, the WCAL is 27-28 in playoff games, and they had a total of 29 teams make it, which (for those of you who hate math) averages out to more than 2 teams per year!
That's something to take pride in! This isn't a conference of weaklings with one dominant team year in and year out. This is a conference that ends up being a dogfight every single year. It's a conference that ALWAYS has an upset or two. It's a conference that, regardless of what people say, will prepare a good team to play other good teams come Week 11.
This is a conference that has also not been shut out of the playoffs since that time, so every single year has seen at least one team make the playoffs. Of those 13 years, 2 years have only had 1 team in. 7 years have had 2 teams in. 3 years have had 3 teams in. And 1 year had half the conference make the playoffs (2005)!
There have been 8 WCAL teams in those 13 years that have played for a Regional championship (2002 featured two of them playing each other for it).
We've had teams knock off defending state champs. We've had 8th seed teams knock off 1st seed teams. We've had a 6-4 team make it in.
All that to say, this is one heck of a conference! The fans here are spoiled with the quality of football they have the chance to see each year. We the fans should appreciate what we've gotten to witness in this short period of time, and that is some great football being played, representing our little Wayne County well around the state!
We have our rivalries during the year, but come post-season, the trash talk gives way to cheering and support and the hope that the young men playing on teams we either love or we love to hate can represent our conference and the kind of football we play here in the WCAL.
As we enter Week 13, we have just such a team. Norwayne's 11-1 record is much deserved, and it's something they should be proud of, but not content with. This is truly a special team, and I hope that the WCAL brethren on here will all be supporting them from here on out.
They have a big challenge coming up in Girard, and they are playing for the chance to play in a state-level game as the Region 13 champions. In these last 13 years, only two WCAL teams have been Regional champs, so they are poised to place themselves among some of the most elite WCAL teams in recent history and to once again bring recognition from around the state to the fact that in the WCAL, our teams play solid, tough football at a high level.
So good luck to the Bobcat nation! Good luck to the young men on the team! Good luck to the coaching staff! Good luck to the trainer staff! Good luck from all the fans from the WCAL and Wayne County as a whole! We're behind you every snap!
great post, we really do have a great conference
