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Here's a highlight réel fer y'a! Nederland Junior Gold vs. Lumberton Junior White [Hidden Content] or for those of you who are not registered users, search YouTube for: 2011 Lumberton Junior White Raiders

Lum White 32 LCM 13

Lumberton Blue- 40something Beaumont- Zer0 Those Beaumont kids good were great sports.  Never hung their heads, never threw in the towel.  They were even in great spirits after the game. The same cannot be said for their coaches.

The key to the WOS-LUM game was the Raider coaches and players being able to make the necessary adjustment.  Like most teams, the Mustangs trot out their biggest boys as captains to get a jump on intimidation.  I think it worked.  WOS came out strong, as they always do, and marched down the field to score.  It looked like it could get ugly for the Raiders.  Then Lumberton came out and set the tone for the rest of the game.  The unfamiliar feeling of trailing for WOS was just too much.  Its hard to come back when you've never had to before.  Both teams played really good football. The officials did appear like they could have been extras on Keystone Cops, but the outcome of this game was up to the kids, not the guys in stripes.  BTW, I laughed when Coach Mike was referred to as "the old[er] guy".  :D