BY MATTHEW LUTEY
There was trust in all three phases for West’s football team Friday night.
Trust in its offense to not play it safe with a small lead late in the game.
Trust in its defense to preserve the lead while settling for field goals in the second half.
And trust in a special teams player to corral a bouncing ball on a punt return and do his thing from there.
All that trust led to a 30-18 victory for the Rebels at rival Powell in a game that determined the Region 2-5A champion.
“I’ll be honest with you, I’ve been waiting nine games to see it,” West coach Lamar Brown said about all three phases coming together.
“We’ve seen glimpses of it at times, and we knew we could be really good. I mean you’re up 17-0 on Anderson County and within about three minutes we were down, let up a little bit.
“But our kids have learned through a lot of adversity this year, and keep getting better.”
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