Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Friday Night Flashback: 1996 Edition

It's hard to believe it's already been a decade since BC's spectacular playoff run. Yes, 10 whole years since the small Catholic school (with no marching band!) from Savannah shocked everybody by not only making it to the state quarterfinals, but by defeating perennial powerhouses on the way there, and by outplaying the opponent that just barely forced its elimination.

So over the next couple of weeks, I'll be posting old stories from the Savannah Morning News archiving the 3 weeks of euphoria that swept Seawright Drive and all of the Hostess City in late November and early December of that year. Back when thousands used to pack the stands of Memorial Stadium in vivid anticipation of another Cadet victory. Back when the place all 16 and 17 year olds dreamed of being on Friday nights was at the corner of Varnedoe and Skidaway, not Gus's or Tubby's.

Now I want to make clear that I can't really talk when it comes to personal memories about these games, because I didn't even live in Savannah when all of this happened, so in order to do the best job possible in providing a "fair and balanced" account, I ask Will, Stephen, and any other Cadet fans to please post their personal memories and thoughts from these games.

So please stay tuned over the following days and weeks on what I hope will be a fun trip down memory lane for Cadet fans.

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