High school football

Steve and I rode our bikes over to Moss Field in Webster Groves on Saturday afternoon to watch the Statesmen take on Chaminade. WGHS had not lost a game all season, and were the favorites to beat Chaminade in the District championship game. Things weren't looking all that good for Webster by half time, as Chaminade scored a touchdown and extra point rather early, and all Webster could manage by half time was six points, having been unable to get their extra point on the one TD they made.

I was ruminating on the scene at the football game on that sunny afternoon. "Same as it ever was" ran through my head as the cheerleaders waved their pom-poms, the girls flitted by glancing over at the boys, and the boys whooped and hollered.

The Marching Statesmen came out on the field, and played a medley of Maynard Ferguson tunes at half time.

I felt a little sad as I thought it was possible that the Webster team might lose in this first game of the play-offs. They had won every single game in the regular season, and had even already beat Chaminade handily early on. I thought maybe they were just a bit complacent, and I even thought maybe after the half time they would come out and tear things up. But I also reflected that a high school football game is just a blip, or less, in the grand scheme of things and that if WGHS lost the game it would not be such a big deal.

But then, take a look at this video, in which the Statesmen won in the last 6.9 seconds of the game with an 80 yard run for a touchdown!




I, and many, many others have been reveling in this victory since last Saturday! Maybe it will remain in our memories and give us happy thoughts for days, weeks, and years to come.