Coach Andy Bourgeois helps fit a Cor Jesu player with a helmet, preparing for the 1969 football season.

Coach Andy Bourgeois helps fit a Cor Jesu player with a helmet, preparing for the 1969 football season.

Good article previewing Brother Martin High School’s upcoming football season. There was one line, though, that was a bit cringe-worthy, when Trahan offered some background on the Crusader football program:

Brother Martin won the 1971 state championship in a 23-0 whitewash of Catholic League rival St. Augustine for the 4A title.

OK, so, just to make sure I wasn’t being overly sensitive, so I put it to my 21yo (who is BMHS ’12):

ME: Sports metaphor time. You hear “Team A whitewashed Team B, 23-0.” Does this hit you positively, negatively, or are you neutral?

KIDDO: <shrugs shoulders> neutral

ME: you hear, “Brother Martin won the 1971 state championship in a 23-0 whitewash of Catholic League rival St. Augustine for the 4A title.” Does this hit you Does this hit you positively, negatively, or are you neutral?

KIDDO: yeah, negatively. That made me cringe.

Anyway, the article is a good assessment of the coming season.

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