Spruce coach Carl Richardson still remembers the times when there was no football, when the school was reconstituted, canceling varsity sports for two years.
He also remembers the players, the work that went into building the program back from nothing to a playoff-bound team three out of the past four years.
Since reconstitution left Spruce with no football for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, Spruce has built its program from ground up and this season, Spruce can finish with its best regular-season record since the school was reconstituted with a win over Samuell on Friday.