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Athletic Director Bob Czekaj and members of the Rappahannock County School Sports Association, all believed that Rappahannock County could someday build a respectable football program.
But first they had to oppress the negative attitudes that had been fermented into the players’ heads.
All the doubters - which I must say included me - felt that Rappahannock County was again headed for a season of doom. One filled with lopsided losses, disputes, and disgruntled athletes.
Then somewhere along the way, a funny thing happened. Coach Williams got his kids to believe that they could be competitive. That they could win games. And the 2007 Panthers developed a “we’ll show you” attitude.
The Panthers traveled to Luray for the season-opener as the underdog. Last season the Bulldogs pummeled the Panthers 27-0. And this time, they were out-sized and under-manned. But the boys of Rappahannock remained undeterred and played like they had a chip on their shoulder. For 48 minutes they gave the Bulldogs all they could handle. But in the end they came up a mere touchdown short, falling to Luray 21-14.
The same scenario occurred last Saturday. The Panthers were overpowered by the Hancock Panthers from Maryland. But you couldn’t really tell by the score. Despite temperatures in the upper-90s, Rappahannock County’s defense came up with big play after big play to keep Hancock off the board. But the offense
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