Friday Night Playoff Scores

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• I agree 100%. We all need to support our kids. Play a lot or not. Win a lot of games or not, get there. I also noticed some very thin crowds this year. That is ridiculous. I couldn't imagine missing a game with my son on the field making our family proud. I do not understand why other parents would not feel that way.

  Very respectable comments about SMCC. Your honesty about academics and modesty about sports are great. I'm sure if more SMCC folk commented like that, SMCC would have a lot more respect on this blog. I am a Jefferson parent, but I do know some quality SMCC folk. I'm sure your one of them.

• Well said, 10:28. My problem is with the "know it alls" who make false accusations about SMCC, just assuming that it is true. No matter where you decide to send your kid, if you are not raising your child right, and just blaming everyone and everything for the lack of success that your child is having, you may want to start by looking in the mirror. Whether it is in athletics, academics, or anything else, it starts with the parents. Your team not winning? So What! Get out there and support your child. Every kid on that field puts in a ton of time and effort, not only on the field, but in the classroom. They have to keep their grades up in order to play. Show them you care by showing up at the game. Some of the home crowds I saw this year were kind of embarrassing. The public schools have a lot more to offer with the amount of honors and AP classes they have. For my family, generations have gone to parochial schools, so why would I send my kids to public school. I don't tell anyone how to spend their money, so don't get a bug up your butt and tell me that my kids were recruited. My family has made a large sacrifice in order for my kids to go to SMCC. I would have sent them there if they didn't win ANY games. The Championship last year was a pleasant surprise, and I'd be lying if I said that we all didn't enjoy every last bit of it. I'm sorry if that sounds arrogant, but you can't tell me that every single last one of you wouldn't say the same thing if it happened to you. I'm sure that Jefferson and Erie Mason enjoyed their championships when they won. So don't hate because we won ours.

• Wow, this SMCC stuff has really escalated. SMCC can use any slogan they want, they just have to back it up. When you don't, expect some criticism. What is on here is a little much. I think a sign in your yard declaring "school of champions" is a bit arrogant. I think a sign stating Class C D6 football champs would be cool, or any of the other sports. When you declare that your school is the "school of champions" your asking for trouble.

  Please keep in mind that families are paying $20,000 to $30,000 + to be a part of this. They need to get something for that kind of money. Those of us that put our kids in public school have to learn to put up with this since we have not decided to pay the money.

  I'm sure I speak for many, no matter where your child goes to school, if you raise them right, they will be a champion too. Public, private, or whatever.

• Congrats to Milan for moving on. Also congrats to SMCC for a great season. All of these recruiting comments have me a little curious. First of all with school of choice you can go to any public school in the county. An Example of how the public schools recruit;Two families in Monroe, one resides in the city of Monroe and the other resides just in the Ida school district sent their sons to Dundee public schools to wrestle. The results,four individual state champions and four team state championships. So if you want a power house in football quit complaining and go out at recruit some student athletes. This is why Ithicca and Farmington Harrison is so successful over the years. The kids that want to be part of something special go there. This is why SMCC gets some great talented student athletes The kids want to be part of something. Andd lastly " I can't believe CC lost to a division 6 school" well I quessing that your school also lost to a division 6 school at some point during league competition.

• I have nothing but respect for the job Hoskins has done at Milan. Hope he gets his first district title Friday night. EM

• My friends and I will be at Milan looking for a Big Red WIN Friday night.
  S.M.C.C. Fans

• Anyone wishing for any highschool team to lose is just sad. These are all kids we are talking about. Some of you are sad excuses for adults and role models. Every kid that goes out on that Field and gives it his/her all and supports the team is a champion. The Huron league is full of champions both on and off the field. I think we could all step back, open our eyes and learn from these kids.
  Bear Pride
  Big Red Pride
  Chief Pride
  Devil Pride
  Falcon Pride
  Jet Pride
  Pirate Pride
  Ram Pride
  Huron League Pride

• I'll be there supporting #9 Dad. Good luck. Enjoy this moment - there is nothing better than witnessing the excitement of your son and his friends compete and win all the way up to the title game. Your team has an amazing coach that I'm sure will use the talents of his players to bring them as far as possible in this journey to the title.

  Again, good luck. I'll be there watching until the last game.

  SMCC fan

• Milan has another home game this week against Detroit Denby. Should be a great game. Just wanted everyone to know the Big Reds are still alive.
  #9 Dad

• School of Champions -
  Winner of State Championships in athletics.
  Students scoring highest test score averages in the community.
  Parents the leaders in the community.
  Students accepted to top University in the country.
  Highest overall ACT scores in the area.

  I guess it really is a school of champions. As the lesser would not understand, a loss or set back is motivation to strive and become better - it's all a part of being a champion.

  Champions don't wish bad on opponents nor do they hope for their losses. Champions admit the better team won and look forward to the next contest.

  The lesser can only have satisfaction when the champion has a set back. This is so evident by the negative comments by the lesser parents that find joy when a champion faces a better team.

  True champions get up prepare and look forward to the next game. The lesser sit back and can only wish they were on the same level. Pity to all the lesser that can only find good by a set back of a true champion. They will never learn that trying to keep the champion down by slander and badmouthing will not make themselves nor their team any better.

  So to all that find happiness in a football game loss - sit back, keep your mouth closed and witness what a true champion school and program does to prepare to get better for the next game. You will see that it isn't about bad mouthing and ridiculing others - hard work and focus makes champions - take note on the first paragraph listed above.