Monday I went up to the FAC to do my post-season interview with Coach Walker, and say my good-byes for the season. As I was walking along the concourse by the concession stand, looking out at the football field and the stadium alongside, I couldn't help but feel, for the umpteenth time, the luck that I have to be included in the Blair Oaks family. There was disappointment Saturday in the loss to Burroughs and the shenanigans that went along with it, but those feelings are on

Earlier this week I tweeted out that Blair Oaks was getting ready for its showdown with John Burroughs…in what could be the first of many. What did I mean by that? When it comes to the world of Class 3 football, which were just getting accustomed to, there are certain brand names…Maryville, Oak Grove, and Chillicothe spring to mind, and…John Burroughs. The Bombers lead all St. Louis football teams with eight state championships. They haven’t won one since 2001, although they

And here I thought when Centralia moved up to Class 3...we'd never see them again. Well kids...they're baaaack. Wouldn't you know it...matched up on the same side of the bracket again with our nemesis of nemesisesesssss...or something like that. Erle Bennett and the doggone Panthers of doggone Centralia. Now, don't get me wrong...ever since they graduated that bunch back in 2003...we've more than held our own against them. Matter of fact...they haven't played us in the regula