So much of life is about second chances, and the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Football team will get a second chance this weekend.

The Titans (5-2) earned a spot in the 8-Player Football League Championship, where Coach Jeff Vartabedian’s team will take on host Frederick Gunn School (6-1) on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Washington, Connecticut.

“I am really proud of the team for earning a spot in the league championship game this year,” Coach Vartabedian said. “As a team, we have come so far in both our chemistry and level of play. We feel fortunate that we get to be together for one more week and are focused on the preparation it takes to win a championship.”

Gunn topped an undermanned Titans’ team 54-38 on Sept. 27 in the second game of the season.

“The first half was really tight, with Gunn taking the lead into halftime with a late touchdown,” Coach Vartabedian recalled. “Both teams had long scoring plays throughout the game, but we had a hard time tackling their running back and containing the outside the run, as they pulled away in the fourth quarter.”

WMA played that game with just 11 players. This time, though, the Titans are fully healthy. Just as important, they are clicking offensively.

“The team has been playing at a really high level the last four weeks,” beamed Coach Vartabedian. “The offense has been very high powered, and shown real balance between the run and pass game. The defense has been very stout as well, while helping us win the turnover battle each week. Amazingly, the defense has turned four or five fumble recoveries and interceptions into touchdowns the last few weeks.”

During their current four-game winning streak, the Titans have outscored their opponents 213-64. Offensively, the team has four lethal weapons in quarterback Owen Earle ’28, receiver Patrick Dorunda ’26, and running backs Brady Chisholm ’27 and Freddie Shubrick ’27.

“The offense has played pretty consistent all year, making big plays each week in both the run game and passing attack,’’ Coach Vartabedian said. “Owen at quarterback is really hard to defend because he can both throw and run very well, and is surrounded by teammates who are both selfless and playmakers themselves.

“The emergence of the defense in the second half of the season has made the biggest impact. They have swarmed to the ball, created turnovers and scored multiple touchdowns in recent weeks off of fumble and interception returns.”

WMA, which last played in a championship in 2016, has everyone healthy and is playing its best football of the year on both sides of the ball headed into its biggest game in a decade.

“The improvement the team has shown since early in the season is tremendous,” praised Coach Vartabedian, who noted the leadership of Patrick, Brady and Ethan Carreiro ’27 as captains. “Credit goes to the players for their effort and consistency in practice during the week. Also, our team chemistry has really developed throughout the season, as we started the year with lots of players who were new to the team. This has made a huge difference, in both our cohesiveness on and off the field.”