The tumultuous, vexing season for the Borderites football team ended with the ultimate “feel-good” scenario.

Larry Donovan hasn’t taken success for granted.

The dominant run of the Bellingham Bulldogs, featuring former Borderite Shawn Hicks and Birch Bay resident Brett Hall, came to an end with a dull thud as the Nashville Storm rallied from an early deficit to overwhelm Bellingham 41-20 in the Minor League National Championship game at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on November 13.

Caleb Johnson’s recollection isn’t clear. For Borderite fans who watched, it will be etched in their memory.

So fragile is the line between victory and defeat.