This took me back to 40 years ago when I was playing football at Marshall High. We also had critics. In retrospect those people may have had grounds for being critical. By the time I reached by Junior year I was recognized as a poor performer. During the next two years my playing ability proved that I deserved that recognition.

This year things are very different. In the last two years the team members have accomplished things that very few high school athletes ever accomplish. People should spend their time congratulating the team.

There is one group that might have a right to be critical. That group would include anyone that played on the Marshall High team that did go to the State Finals and won. Something tells me that those people are not the ones being critical.