I was corrected early on this season to watch out for the Huskies of Monadnock. At the time I had not thought much of it and now I stand completely corrected. Coach P has his Huskies primed and ready for an upset against the Pioneers of Trinity. Lieby, Rehmer, Poulin, Dragon, Bednar, Bolewski (the mini and getting bigger Bus) are getting more and more write ups as the season flows through to the Playoffs. Frankly I've seen this team play twice this season. Both times I was fully impressed with the Defense of the Huskies. To a man they flow to the ball well. All 11 guys take good angles and pursue the play to the whistle. More importantly they never feel like they are out of a play. I remember back week 1 or 2 I was on the Husky sidelines and they were down to Plymouth in the 4th quarter by one score. I could hear Coach P yelling to his players as time was ticking down and they had the ball, "we need a hero, who wants it boys". Well they might not have gotten it that day, but this season these guys have shined.
Everyone expected the Pioneers to be tough, however, I don't know if we expected they'd be undefeated rolling into the playoffs. That said, the return of Masuku has provided them with some added speed and Carmen has been riding the helm of the Trinity Train like a veteran. Hughes and Chambers have had excellent years on both sides of the ball and are the true anchors of this team. The leadership they've shown to this young team has no doubt helped them win the tough ones. The return of Lauderdale to the lineup removes any question marks they may have had to their Offensive line and the Defense has been set since last year. Their Linebackers are right up their with the best the division has to offer.
Ultimately though, it's just like last year. Someone has to figure out a way to stop their methodical march downfield or it will be a well earned 13-0 championship for the Pioneers. The Huskies came close during the regular season, but it will take perfection on Saturday to stop this train. Can they do it, sure they can. The playoffs demand the best, anything less means a quick end to your season. I suspect though the home town Gill crowd, might be too much in this contest. Hughes and company on top 28-14.
Good luck to all !!!
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