12/18--Just another game

On Tuesday, the Howell Rebels and Freehold Township Patriots will face-off at 5:00 P.M. However, for the first time in history, the team will be playing on regional television, 'MSG Varisty'.
Despite the hype and excitement of playing on live television, I will prove to you, the audience, why this isn't the biggest hockey game in the history of Howell.
Although, yes, I do think playing on live T.V., it is a tremendous thing for Howell, you must remember, outside of the school and Howell township, there are not true Howell Rebels fans, so anyone who is that interested in the team would be attending the game.
What there are, however, are future opponents of Howell who could use the televsion broadcast as an issue way of scouting, as opposed to making the trip to the arena and dealing with the famously obnoxious Howell crowd. In my mind, one reason Howell is so dominant is because several teams don't know about them. After all, they are just a second-year school and rarely gain publicity from websites and/or newspapers.
Also, I do understand that good teams will get oppurtunities to play on television--and I don't think that's a bad thing at all.
Heck, I'm extremely proud at how hard this team has worked to put themselves in a position to be put on T.V., it's something they truly deserve.
Still, the hype of this game connot get into the Rebels players' heads. For the most part, I think they will be emotionally and mentally prepared for a gme like this, due in large part to coach Bill Daley, but an even bigger role is in the hands of the man with the captain's "C" embrodied across his chest.
If Ramos displays the attitude that this game is like no other, Howell will follow in his footsteps and be just fine. And that right there is the most important thing to remember: it's just another game.
But in the end, yes, this is something that I, and everyone else attending the game on Tuesday, December 22nd, will remember. And as long as the Rebels, treat it as a normally scheduled game, it will be a very special night.
Besides, what's better than embaressing our big-time rivals on T.V for the entire tri-state area to see?