CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Damon Floyd wanted more — really expected more — out of his top-ranked TSSAA Class 6A football team Friday night at home.
Experience has taught the Bradley Central coach that ugly wins are still good ones.
The Bears spotted Heritage, a GHSA Class AAAA program, nine points before scoring the next 21 in a 35-16 interstate win, giving Floyd enough ammo to perhaps get his team grounded before the season’s second half begins.
“You can’t believe all the hype, you know, especially with 16- and 17-year-old kids,” said Floyd, whose team returned from an open date to improve to 5-0. “Sometimes you step on the field and expect to win, and that’s a good mindset sometimes, but we have a ways to go before we get to that point.”
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