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Celebration tempered in Liberty win over Stafford
Normally the moments after an exciting win are a joyous time when all the emotions of four or five hours of game intensity are washed away like dirt from your deck after a heavy rain.
Basically, it’s relax, rejoice and exhale. But never so for Tommy Buzzo.
Ever.
Whether in blowout victories the first two weeks against Kettle Run and North Stafford, or last Friday’s relatively close 41-32 shootout win at Stafford, Liberty's football coach always has his game face on well after the final whistle has blown, fretting about things he didn’t like in the game, and worrying about the next opponent.
One wonders that if Buzzo ever wins a state title, he will stand solemnly and critique his team’s mistakes for ten minutes, before allowing himself to burst into a victory dance.
But actually, Buzzo did have some things to be rightly concerned about after surviving Stafford. A lack of concentration by Liberty on several plays allowed the Indians to recover from a 34-12 fourth quarter deficit with three touchdowns.
While it never felt the Eagles (3-0) would blow a 41-20 lead with 7:28 left, the Indians did get within nine points with almost three minutes left, marring some of the jubilation after another very impressive effort.
“We did some really good things but we almost self-destructed. We let them hang around and let them back in the game,” said Buzzo, who later conceded, “At times we look explosive, at times we look like a dominant team.”
The loss dropped Stafford to 0-3, a record that just doesn’t seem to mesh with all the talent, excitement and thrilling TDs the Indians produce each week. A week earlier, the Indians had Fauquier on the ropes, leading 26-14 at halftime, before losing 35-33.
This game had similarities with the FHS-Stafford affair: Not only did the Indians grab and early lead.
See the Wednesday print edition of the Fauquier Times-Democrat for the complete story.
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