Richland Football Steps It Up

Richland Football Steps It Up
Congratulations to the players and coaches of the 2007 Richland High School Football Rams for an outstanding season. The Rams posted their best season in 20 years of Laurel Highlands Conference play, with a regular season record of 7 wins and 3 losses. As a reward, for the first time in twenty years, the Rams advanced to the District 6 playoffs. Although they came out on the short end of a hard fought battle in the first round of the playoffs, this in no way diminished the spark this team has put into the football program at Richland. Along the way this team scored no less than 21 points in any game and posted three shutout victories.
The 7-3 season, and a playoff birth were great accomplishments, but the highlight of the season was a victory over the perennial Laurel Highlands Conference and District 6 powerhouse, Bishop McCort. This thrilling, milestone victory was the first over the Crushers in 50 years, and as it turned out, the only loss McCort suffered during the regular season.
Tom Smith, Richland High School assistant principal and defensive coordinator for the Football Rams, says the success of this season was in large part due to the dedication and leadership of the seniors on this team. The seniors adopted the slogan “We, Not Me”, and not only led the team during the season, but pushed themselves and the underclassman during off-season workouts as well. “This senior class didn’t play freshman football. They’ve been with the varsity for four years and really believed in the program. This belief in what the coaches are trying to do rubbed off on the underclassman and solidified the team.” stated Smith.
Nice job Richland! I look forward to many more years of exciting Richland Football.