As normal each coach is stating favorable aspects of their competitor.
Deep down however, th ey’re most likely losing sleep in the evening hoping their group will win the standard Fauquier-Liberty Bird Bowl video game in between the county’s flagship high schools
T raditional preferred Liberty (3-6) has actually won 18 Bird Bowls in a row and deals with a winless Fauquier (0-9) team that has actually lost 14 straight video games total, however that does not make Liberty coach Travis Buzzo feel comfy
T he 28 th Bird Bow l is Friday at 7 p.m. at Falcon Field.
” If you take a look at movie you would not believe that’s an 0-9 football group. They have some skill and have not completely put it together. They have great running backs, great speed, they have actually satisfied me on movie,” stated B uzzo.
In spite of its long disappointments versus Liberty, Fauquier won just recently in a non-Bird Bowl conference, beating Liberty 21-14 in the pandemic-affected 2020 season last spring. The last 3 FHS-LHS video games have actually been close, with Liberty winning 24-20 in 2015 in a exhilarating affair that Fauquier might quickly have actually won
Liberty leads the Bird Bowl Series 23-4. They won the 27 th Bird Bowl 22-0 in April, 2021.
” We’ll enter thinking we can win,” states Fauquier coach Karl Buckwalter “ The secret is turnovers We have actually got to get pressure on the quarterback and make him make some errors. He makes plays, and he can make have fun with his legs too. He’s gon na be a difficult one to include,” Buckwalter stated.
Last fall, due to distinct scenarios including Fauquier’s overscheduling, the match was not objected to as a Bird Bowl. Liberty won on the field however it decreased as a 1-0 Liberty surrender triumph since it was Fauqu i er’s 11 th video game. VHSL authorities enabled the video game to be played, understanding its worth to the neighborhood.
This year, the renowned Bird Bowl prize, sponsored by the Fauquier Times, will be drawn out for some group to raise.
” At the end of the day it’s a competition video game. I’m satisfied with Fauquier on movie. They provide you whatever they have actually got. We have actually got to include our ‘A’ video game. We can’t have our ‘B’ or ‘C’ video game and anticipate to win,” stated Buzzo.
” If we do not bring our ‘A’ video game we will not be the pleased ones at the end of the night,” he stated
