CLAREMONT — Perhaps it was the postgame reaction of the Flintridge Prep football team on a sunny afternoon in Claremont that best signified just how far the Rebels have come in the span of just one year.
Having hardly played their best, the Rebels were disappointed in the performance that added up to a dominant 40-13 victory over host Webb in their Prep League finale, but were still rejoicing in the history achieved with the triumph.
Indeed, Prep has come a long way from a 2011 squad that had just one win, forfeited two games, went winless in league and would've gladly taken a victory of any sort. Now, the 2012 team finds itself in a position to critique a lopsided win over a struggling Webb (1-7, 0-3 in league), as it improved to 5-4 to finish the regular season above .500 for the first time since 2007, while most importantly achieving a 3-1 league mark that assured Prep a second-place league finish and a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
