Revival of the fittest

As a new football season starts, new expectations arise

Whether it’s running out of the tunnel at the BerryCenter, or refining their skills on the practice field, the optimism of this upcoming season is at an all-time high for the Cypress Woods Varsity football team. With changes being made, and a new class of seniors arising, this group feels something special coming and maybe even getting some revenge for last season’s ending.

 “I am most excited for the actual games and to get the bad taste out of my mouth from last year, and to prove everyone wrong,” Stewart explained. “I believe this season will be different because we have more chemistry than we did in years past and we don’t have any individuals. We are one team and no one is more important than anyone else” said Senior Samuel Stewart (12) who was named one of the four captains Cy-Woods will be presenting this year.

The RiceUniversity commit had been a part of Varsity longer than most that are making their way up this year. He had made stints his freshman year in playoffs as well as his sophomore year in which he had 90 carries for 768 yards. His experience should help carry a young group through a season in one of the toughest football divisions in Houston.

Fellow captain, Senior Nick Csatlos (12), seemed to bring on an attitude that matched Stewart’s. “Getting to play my last season of high school football with all of my friends, and to bounce back from last season and show everyone what Cy-Woods football is all about… This season is going to be a lot different from last season that’s for sure; this is going to be the first season that Cy-Woods football will win the district championship. ”

As seniors, why not give yourself high expectations? This year’s 2014 class has experienced some of the best and worst times over the past three years. And it seems as if this year will bring a little bit of change as the team shifts in a new direction.

 When asked about changes being made, Csatlos (12) explained that “There are some pretty big changes coming. We reconstructed our offense and defensive, and they will give us the advantage on our opponents because of the way we will be running plays that they haven’t seen from us as a team, and they won’t be able to stop us.”

The changes are more like little details that we are correcting. We’ve made changes on both sides of the ball. But there’s also been a change to things such as discipline, the attitudes toward practice, and enthusiasm. We’ve got games to win.” Stewart said. “That’s where our focus lies.”

To win games, every piece of the puzzle must fit. The offense scores, the defense stops the others from scoring. Although, the last piece of the puzzle is the fan support each team brings.

Chants, being loud and grinding through each play of every game are a part of what Cy-Woods has been known for for many years.

“I think the cheers help us connect with everyone from around the school. They unify all the different groups of Cy-Woods and bring us together. We are a school, we come from all different backgrounds, but we are united as a student body. Having everyone participate in our cheers is pretty awesome as well as motivating” Stewart explains which sums up our goal as spectators.

Be loud, stick by, and support this expectation-loaded season to come.