If Rayon is good enough for KMOV, then what about Fox 2?

Yes, you guessed it, Rayon is Fox 2 News' Athlete of the Week as well. Check out the video here to catch a glimpse of Rayon and a few other Cadets you might be HAPPE to see! Rayon, you continue to make us all proud! Congratulations again and again and again!

Rayon Simmons HS Game Time Player of the Week

Feels like de ja vu! Check out the story here! Congrats on the repeat appearance in this forum Rayon!!! We could not be more thrilled for you and all we have to say is:

Keep it coming!

CADET FAN-tastic....Mr. Paul Reynolds (Class of 1967)!!!

Last Friday night's game was thrilling on so many levels, it would take me hours to list them all. From the exhilerating satisfaction of watching our Cadets snap that 3 game losing streak we had been brutalized by to rocking to the jazz band which so many of us wish would come to more/all of the games, the Vianney game provided us all with a little something we could enjoy.

In addition to all of the simple pleasures we typically enjoy during home games, the Vianney game came with an additional, unexpected surprise....Mr. Paul Reynolds, our Week 5 CADET FAN-tastic Fan of the Week and the rest of the CBC alumni from the class of 1967.

Sitting as I typically do, in front of the press box right on the 50 yard line, I have had the opportunity to interact with many alumni classes over the past three and a half years as they are usually seated in the reserved seating rows immediately in front of the area in which I sit. Though most of the alumni are nice enough, it is typically a polite, almost perfunctory "niceness" that though I am sure is sincere, doesn't always feel all that enthusiastic. So imagine my surprise, (as well as the surprise of other junior and senior Cadet parents) when the boisterous, extroverted class of '67 and their guests took their seats in front of us and joined right in with us as we cheered like the teenagers we were 20, 30, 40, or so years ago. This was UNHEARD of in previous alumni classes, and we were all pleasantly surprised and welcomed these Cadets back into the fold like relatives reconnecting at a family reunion!!

Junior Cadet Mom Tracy Kelly had purchased purple and gold hair extensions with the intention of having Cadet Moms wear them in a show of solidarity with our team. As she stood in the stands offering her wares, one particularly fun-loving Cadet of yesteryear, Mr. Paul Reynolds took one of the extensions and without hesitation placed it upon his own head! He followed this surprising move with an even more shocking one as he took up the Mom-provided Pom Pons [dreaded by men everywhere] and promptly began to shake them like he just didn't care! This kindred spirit of truly vocal fans everywhere even went so far as to chastise the two loudest mouths in the stands (Ann Luberda and myself Sharon Jenkins) for not cheering with enough bodaciousness and consistency. To say the least, I was stopped in my tracks....but how could I possibly argue with a fan of this magnitude? I had to admit that he definitely demonstrated that he knows the world of "fan-dom" as well or better than any of us, so instead of trying to defend ourselves, Ann and I stepped up our game. Like the saying goes, "If you can't beat'em...."

The class of '67 in my opinion is the best alumni class ever to share the stands with us. To me, they are CBC Family, and to each and every one of you who might ever read this, "You are welcome to shake a Pom Pon next to me anytime!" To the fantabulous Mr. Paul Reynolds, "You are more than likely the coolest Cadet EVER!"

Our last home game is October 19th, and we'd love to have you join us again!!!

S......I.......XTY S.......E.......VEN!!!!!

S...I...XTY S....E...VEN!!!!

S..I..XTY S..E..VEN!!!

(cheer courtesy of Mr. Tim Wilkerson ;)

WHAT'S NEXT?

As unbelievable as it seems, half the season is already gone and the CBC Varsity Cadets will face their sixth opponent, Francis Howell Friday night. Considering the ups and downs we all have experienced this season, the obvious question has to be "What's next?"

Here's how CBC and Francis Howell match up at this point:


W/L: CBC 2-3, FH 1-4
Lead Scorer: CBC 66 pts, FH 22pts
Lead Rusher: CBC 1119 yds, FH 136 yds
Lead Passer: CBC 397 yds, FH 287 yds
Lead Receiver: CBC 292 yds, FH 137 yds
Avg rush yds: CBC 10.5 yds/carry, FH 9.7yds/carry
Avg rec yds: CBC 17.2 yds, FH 13.7 yds
Lead Tackle: CBC 38, FH 28

At the risk of sounding cocky, I'm feelin' pretty good about this one....

WILL THE MOMENTUM SHIFT OF LAST WEEK CONTINUE TO FLOURISH??

I FOR ONE AM CONFIDENT IT WILL AND I CAN'T WAIT TO CHEER MY CADETS ON!!!

HOW ABOUT YOU?

LET'S GO CADETS!!!

WHOSE HOUSE?

OUR HOUSE!!!

That Winning Ingredient!

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and these were pretty desperate times!

So Moms got dyed hair extensions to show their school spirit and loyalty to the team....


And Kids painted their faces,






and became keepers of the color guard in order to show their solidarity with the team,

Even Cadets from the MOST SPIRITED ALUMNI CLASS TO JOIN US FOR FOOTBALL YET, the Class of 1967 came and pledged their support to the team

On the night when their spirits were most needed, this wonderful class joined in as if they were still the same teen-aged boys who had walked the hallowed halls of CBC before any of the Cadets on the field had even been born. If you need further proof that they were the most spirited alumni class to join us for a football game in the four seasons of football I have been priveledged to witness on this field, then here it is!!

[Check out Thursday's Cadet FAN-tastic update for more on this subject!].

Though all of these measures had been taken to assure "The Winning Ingredient" was present, we couldn't be sure it was until after the stand-off

was definitively resolved

and the final outcome was revealed

LEAVING THE VARSITY CADETS BACK ON TOP WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS CADETS ARE MEANT TO BE!!!

CONGRATULATIONS CADETS, OUR CUP RUNNETH OVER WITH WINNING INGREDIENTS!!!