Real life isn't you are undefeated and state champs. Real life is your refrigerator is broke, the car won't start and the baby is sick. You trust God and press on. You say: Good, let's go!
The word “GOOD” is printed across the front of the Boyd Buchanan boys’ basketball team’s warmup shirts, and it resonates with every Buccaneers player.
While the Bucs have had a strong season so far – they’re 18-6 overall, 8-2 in Division II-A East District 2 – the writing is not referring to their ability. Instead, the word is intended to provide mental energy and remind them to be resilient when things don’t necessarily go their way.
“That is our answer to pretty much any obstacle that is thrown at us,” senior guard Riley Covington said. “When we turn the ball over: Good, let’s go play defense and get the ball back. When you don’t get a call: Good, give the ball back to the official and let’s go.”
Nearly 20 years after helping Tennessee Temple make a memorable run to the TSSAA Class A state title game, head coach Josh Templeton and assistants Kevin Templeton – his father – and Gabe Johnson have been blown away in their first season with the Bucs, who won just 15 games combined the past two seasons.