CONSTANTINE, Mich. — Constantine has had a strangle hold on the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore division the last four seasons and the Falcons don't have plans of letting it go this fall.
"To go out and win five (in a row) would be really good because that would be a proving point to us to let people know that we are a pretty special team," Falcons senior running back and cornerback Isaac Moore said. "And prove that we have a really good coaching staff to be able to win five back-to-back, that is really impressive."
Constantine has 23 winnings seasons the last 24 years and had just one non-winning year since 1990, but the current league title streak is the longest in program history.
"I never saw four coming so five would be unbelievable," 19th-year Falcons head coach Shawn Griffith said. "The kids that are seniors especially, to have that conference championship each of the four years they have played football here, it's a big deal. Guys are pretty focused right now, we do have a pretty tough non-conference slate here in front of us."
It won't be easy, Constantine is replacing its entire backfield from a 9-2 team a year ago. The Falcons think the offensive will be a strength, however.
"Our kids, we're big," Constantine senior tight end and linebacker Bennett Vandenberg said. "Everybody thinks we're small, but we got pretty good size. There is a lot of kids that are like my size, 6-foot, 6-foot three around 200 pounds that can move and are strong, we will will be powerful."
The Falcons open the season Friday night at Detroit Southeastern.
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