At the end of the most uncertain week of the most uncertain high school football season in the most uncertain year of our lifetime, no one can fault Red Bank coach Chris Brown for leaving nothing to chance.
Not the pregame routine. Not warmups. Not anything.
“We don’t take a single day for granted,” Brown said. “We’ve had so many shutdowns (because of COVID-19), this feels more like week six or week seven.”
After all, Brown’s Lions have not lost under the lights this season, with their only blemish on what is now a 7-1 record coming in the COVID-19 crosshairs of the surreal circumstances of 2020, a forfeit when they were unable to play because of being quarantined.
His precautions for Friday night’s home game against Grundy County were understandable, but when the ball was kicked, his team’s advantages were clear as they rolled by the Yellow Jackets, 50-6 in the first round of the TSSAA Class 3A playoffs.