…the Huskies were inspired to work a little magic of their own against the Bucs. Where straightforward plays may not have worked, misdirections and substitutions were able to confuse Belvidere in key situations and cost the Bucs the game.
It was everything Homecoming is not supposed to be. The skies turned dark before the sun set and a cold hard rain poured down on Funderburg Stadium. The Homecoming Queen and her court almost ran through the halftime presentation with the Belvidere High School band nowhere to be found. Worst of all, the Bucs lost a heartbreaking game; coming back with time running out, only to be stopped at the last moment.
Belvidere Bucs coach described Freeport as a team that generates big plays. “You can play even with them for 52 out of 60 plays,” said Coach Hearn. “But those other eight plays will win the game.”
“I hate being that kind of a prophet,” he remarked afterwards.
