The TSD Rangers are having one of their best seasons in recent memory.
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More than words
News 8's Shane McAuliffe reports from the Texas School for the Deaf.
 
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The Rangers offense is averaging 48 points a game and the defense has been stout, shutting out 2 opponents this year.
And they do it all it without the ability to hear.
"Our statement this year is deaf people may not be able to hear as well as the other people on those teams but we can still play as well. We play some good football is what I mean. I think we've always known that. We've always known we have the athlete here, we've always know we've had the talent's here but we had to find a way to progress and show that." said quarterback Toj Mora.
And show that they have, The Rangers are 9-2 going into the post season, they're playing with a growing confidence while staying focused on the task at hand.
"Of course we're focusing on the Friday game. That's what we care about, it's game by game. Once we get past that I think that will give us the confidence for the two weeks coming and the three weeks after that." said lineman Kevin Ruffin.
Head Coach Matt Thompson says the secret of the team's success is simply relying on the teams athletic ability.
"I think here it's an open door for all players. In a public school the kids often don't have the opportunity to get the door open, they're limited. Here we have an open door policy, if you've got the talent, we've got a use for that talent."
Being hearing impaired is not an obstacle to these athletes, to them football is football. And they leave all their actions to do the talking out on the field.
"With our communication our team is strong, we're like a group of brothers," said Mora. "We have so many concepts of what a team is, what we call each other, blood being blue, the 300 like the movie. Always joking but cherish each other and caring for each other as brothers. How much closer can you get, yea we're close."
