As we move into week nine of the regular season, only one football team – Greene – has the opportunity to play beyond this weekend.

The Trojans completed a perfect 8-0 regular season this past Saturday at Whitney Point. It is the first unbeaten regular season for the Trojans in 42 years, and the most wins for a Greene team since an 8-1 mark in 1994 while playing an independent schedule.

This is also the Trojans’ third straight year in the playoffs, the first two ending in Class C semifinals losses to Lansing in 2006 and Unatego a year ago.

This reporter asked Greene head coach Tim Paske when he began his preparation for this season. We pretty much knew the answer, but the question was in need of asking. “Come on Pat, you know the answer to that one,” Paske said.

Paske was back to work the day after his two-touchdown loss to the Spartans a year ago. While Paske kept himself busy coaching junior varsity basketball in the winter, his thoughts rarely strayed far from his love of coaching football. “Our coaching staff and the players have put a lot of time and hard work into the program,” Paske said. “We hope that the hard work pays off.”