Last season a lot was made about the terrific coaching job Todd Schultz did at North Farmington, and rightfully so. Schultz still coached his team despite a bout with cancer, and even though the Raiders had a 2-7 record, the life lessons the players learned through his battle were immeasurable. This season, Schultz and his staff are doing another terrific job, although it has nothing to do with a cancer fight.
Given a clean bill of health before the season, Schultz and his staff have coached the Raiders to four straight wins and they're in contention for their first playoff spot since 2005 with a 4-2 record.
With a potent running game and sky-high confidence at this point of the season, it's a good bet the Raiders will get the six wins necessary to qualify for postseason play.
- The first sign that the fall sports season is actually winding down will arrive on Thursday. The postseason is here for girls golf and boys tennis teams, who will play regional tournaments on Thursday and Friday. The state tournaments will be held in those sports next weekend, so the great time of the fall season has arrived. Postseason play for the other sports won't be too far behind.