I am Josh Crain, Chairman of the Student Board and Pit Captain for Team 4819, The Flat Mountain Mechanics.
First off, I would like to say a great big thankyou to 288, the RoboDawgs for picking us, and to their awesome human player who continued to help out in comunication between drivers during all the matches. Awesome job, well done! Thanks to Freeland, an awesome rookie team who stepped in and played some awesome Arial ASSIST with major emphasis on the "Assist." Thanks also to T3, Team 68 who stood in the way and cleared a path for us to score. We could not have done it without you!
I would like to talk about the captain of our opposing alliance there in the final 3 matches: Team 5231, the Radical Jays of Shepherd. Shepherd is our rookie team, the team we have been mentoring all year. And to have seen them come this far, and completely dominate the competition was a thrill that cannot be compared with. It almost hurt to beat them in the Finals.
I can only imagine the joy and the feelings of the Freeland Team who were ready to pack up and leave, when they get a call to go out on the field. And then to have gone all the way to the top and win it all! What a thrill. Everybody at home is laughing at me because I can barley talk, having screamed myself hoarse watching the matches. I can't wait for States!
