It's The Boneman Championship...


Posted December 11, 2008 by Bob Przybylo Comment on this article Leave a comment

By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com

You have to agree the Boneman Championship is worth fighting for more than a gold ball. Why else would Heritage Hall and Chandler being playing so hard?

All kidding aside, I feel like I’m choosing between two brothers Saturday with Heritage Hall and Chandler.

I know all about the Lions from my time in Shawnee. I was there when Jack Gray was just a sophomore. He was a special talent then, too. He didn’t just come out of nowhere this season. Coach Neal Bacon has done a magnificent job with this team and my boy, Jason Kersey, will have more on Bacon in Friday’s Oklahoman.

Heritage Hall, well as I’ve said before, I’m the Chargers beat writer. One reason could be that I live a stone’s throw away from the school, so it’s not the toughest place in the world for me to get to.

And through the last two years I’ve learned about Turner Petersen, Graham King, Banning Fudge, etc. I’ve probably seen them more than any other team, so I feel I have a pretty good read on ‘em.

With that said, I have no idea who is going to win this game. None. Do any doubts still linger for Heritage after last year’s loss to Cascia? Can the Chargers stop Jack Gray? If they do, who does Chandler look to?

The offense gets so much pub (you can blame us), but both teams defenses are nothing to sneeze at, either. Heritage Hall gives up 79 rushing yards per game while Chandler’s “pitiful” group give up a whopping 81 on the ground.

The Chargers allow less than seven points per game while the Lions allow 10. Not much separates these two teams.

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