Revenge is sweet!

The Phantoms of Phoebus high school waited 365 days for redemption against Stone Bridge and now that they have held up their end of the bargain, it’s time to set their sights on a title. You see Stone Bridge was the defending Division 5 state champions and they were the monsters of the Northern Region. They thought they were going to come into Darling Stadium and plow over the Phantoms. But coach Bill Dee and his team had other plans for the Bulldogs.

Yes Stone Bridge has a great offense and yes we know they average 50 points a game, but have they gone up against a defense like the one at Phoebus? You know a suffacating, in your face, relentless defense that makes all your nightmares come true?

The Phantoms harassed the Bulldogs all day long and forced 5 interceptions. This game wasn’t even close! 38 to 8 was the final score. Ding dong the witch is dead! Stone Bridge was the last team to beat Phoebus since the 2006 season and now the Phantoms have a clear path to thier 4th state championship. All coach Bill Dee and his team has to do is stick to the game plan and smother poor old Dinwiddie next weekend in Blacksburg and once again the Phantoms will be back on top.

Now I’m not a coach and I certainly know that anything is possible when young football players line up for a championship, but I will be stunned if Phoebus does not bring home the trophy next weekend. You know what they say about what wins championships. Well Phoebus has as good a defense as you will find and next weekend, Dinwiddie’s championship dreams will be sitting next to the dreams of those poor kids from Stone Bridge. If it were a movie you could call it the Dinwiddie disaster and you’ll find it in the horror section at your local video store. But at least for one more week, those kids can dream of the championship….a championship that will be back in Hampton next weekend.