WESTMINSTER — Earning a playoff berth in just its second season back in Western 3A is certainly a big accomplishment for the West-Oak High School football team, but Warriors coach Jay Brannon isn’t exactly satisfied.

And heading into their first round game at Greenville on Friday night, Brannon hopes his Warriors aren’t either.

Not to downplay the appreciation of a playoff berth, but it’s pretty much old hat for Brannon after coaching at Union County for a number of years, as last year, his first at West-Oak, marked the first time in his career he had never held practice in the month of November.

Having already taken a significant step by playing themselves into the playoffs, Brannon hopes the Warriors (5-5) don’t rest on the laurels of the postseason berth itself, as he has much bigger goals in mind.

“We've got to go in with the mindset that we're just not happy to be here,” Brannon said.

“We've got to go in with the mindset that we expect to win the ball game. We've got to prepare, we've got to do everything right in practice and it's all about that mindset.”

Taking that winning mindset into Sirrine Stadium will be paramount come Friday night against a strong Greenville (8-2) team, as the Red Raiders’ only two losses have come by a combined 11 points against 4A powers Fort Dorchester, which was an overtime loss, and Gaffney.

But for all that says about what to expect about Greenville, Brannon has stressed to his team that doesn’t amount to much of anything at this point, as it’s a clean slate for every team still alive in the state.

“There's no shame in any of their losses and I think they put up pretty good numbers on the teams they've played, but I try to tell our guys no matter what, even if you're on the road and have seeds, right now everyone's 0-0,” Brannon said. “That's a good thing, and all you have to do is get in, and once you're in it's what you do with that opportunity.”

A win would be almost immeasurable for what it would mean to the Warriors, as going on the road and knocking off the top overall seed in the Upper State would be, by its own merits, a monumental accomplishment.

But add in the fact West-Oak has yet to win a playoff game in school history, and a win would virtually immortalize the current group of Warriors.

“These seniors in my first two years have won 10 games in two years,” Brannon said. “That's not great, but it's a very good start, and I'd like nothing better than for them to go out as the first senior class to win a playoff game at West-Oak. I think that would be big.”

In order to accomplish that goal, the Warriors also have to put out of my mind consecutive region losses to Daniel and Seneca to close out the regular season.

Last week’s 14-6 loss against the Bobcats was particularly tough, as the Warriors failed to score a single point offensively, despite the fact they were in Seneca territory on five occasions.

“I told them there's nothing they can to go back and replay the game, but the good news is compared to last year, we've handled our business up to this point and we still have another game to play,” Brannon said.

And Brannon is keen on his Warriors not just going through the motions and enjoying the scenery, as he’s thinking big, no matter how tall the task.

“The focus of the playoffs is to try to win a championship,” Brannon said. “We've got just as good a shot as anybody just based on sheer numbers.”