 and Greenway Nash Wauke Watton will be the pioneers first round matchup. The Titans have exploded onto the scene this year going seven and two after four straight losing seasons and they don't plan on going home anytime soon. In his 23 years as head coach of the Titans, Bob Schwartz admits this may not be the most talented team he's ever had but the team just finds ways to win. We've had more talented teams that haven't gone as far and uh it uh but uh ultimately comes down to winning and these guys have won so they deserve to be where they're at. Six of the team's nine games have been decided by eight points or less with the Titans coming out on top and four of those matchups including their 12-6 win over Proctor in the section 7-3-8 title game. We love coming from behind and coming from as an underdog stepping up and being the better team you know at the end of the game. It's just uh a will to win and we haven't had that for uh quite a few years here it's it's been unmatched our will to win this year. Now the Titans are headed back to state for the first time since 2011. Oh we're all pumped come believe it was our dreams from we're younger. I can't believe we made it this far. On this final buzzer sound we it was nuts it was awesome great feeling and despite having to take on defending champion peers in the quarter finals they have no doubts about their ability to survive in advance. We got to play our game and uh there is no defending state champions anymore. There's eight of us that made the state tournament and we're approaching it that way. So they call my defensive and offensive line if they win the line of scrimmage I think we got the game. Because the team has one goal on their mind. I think our team can make it to the bank. I think we should make it all the way go get to the bank peers is pretty good uh just gonna have to beat them. We're expecting to make a run here we want to make a push and we want to give peers a game and you know earn their respect in the state's respect. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.