They might still be a young group, but each passing week leaves the Statesboro defense looking more and more like the dominant Blue Devil defenses of a few years ago. This became clear last Friday when – with a region championship on the line – Statesboro went toe-to-toe with the high-powered Brunswick attack and came out on top. Even with the Pirates taking the momentum and tying the game in the final quarter, the Devils were able to dig down and find a little more gas in the tank.