Steve and I are from towns of 10,000 and 4,000+ respectively, so high school football is something we know well and spent almost every Friday night growing up watching (or playing in his case - have you seen him?).
Steve and I spent last Friday night at a nearby high school football game. But it was nothing like we've experienced before.
First, the teams were ranked #1 and #2 in the state.
Steve reminded me about a game of his when his team was on the bus going home by half time.
Second, people were tailgating in nearby office parks and parked in parking garages.
Besides the fact none of the above exist in our home towns; let alone by our high schools, nobody would dare tailgate (with alcohol) of legal age or not within eyesight of school grounds!
Third, it was like we were at a smallish college game. There were around 7,000 fans at the game!
That means every single person in my home town plus probably every person who rurally lives in the entire county would be attending.
Fourth, they served both Cul*ver's hamburgers and Sheri*dan's custard.
I opted for the Pep Club's hot dog.
Fifth, a sports station was airing the game live.
And, it wasn't the high school station.
It was a fun night, a different experience and we'll definitely be going to other games. But we still vote for the small town football games. Plus, after there game, I know for a fact there's no loop for them to scoop.
4 months ago
