After the big win last week against Rensselaer, the football mentality has shifted and the players are now focused on winning the two games before the Central Catholic game.  The C.C game is a big matchup because it is the last regular season game for West Side and it has major playoff implications, if the Devils lose, they’re out of the playoffs.

Coming off a heartbreaking loss last year, the West Side Devil football team hopes to regroup and secure a big win against a tough rival, Central Catholic High School.  “Every loss tells the team something we need to repair and we try to use that to our advantage,” said Coach Overley.

Winning this game could be the difference between a winning season and a losing season.  “We aren’t talking about the Central Catholic game yet, we have to focus on the games coming up before that,” said Coach Overley, “If we lose to Twin Lakes or Seeger, then we’re out of the playoffs and the C.C game won’t matter as much. ”  Some players added, “Coach hasn’t talked a lot about the C.C game coming up because we’ve been so focused on the Twin Lakes game.”

The players who were involved in the last second loss last year surely want revenge against their long-term rivals and the new players want to achieve what the players last year couldn’t.  This year’s team might face a tough challenge in this game coming in at 5-2 overall, pending the two games prior to the Central Catholic game.  Even so, the student population is very positive that West Side can pull it out.

“I don’t want to be the best team in August, we need to keep building so that we peak right before or even during the playoffs,” said Coach Overley.