Football Game

Saturday morning, the event going on at Lobo Middle School is both seventh and eighth grade football games. The weather is cloudy and chilly, autumn is near. From my position behind the concession table I notice that outdoor bleachers are full, some spectators have had to bring their own folding chairs in order to watch the 7^th graders game which began at nine. People are buying burritos and coffee –we run out of them before the seventh grade game is over. The people buying the concessions speak in both English and Spanish.  Looking around the stands I recognize some teachers and administration within the crowd. There appears to be more community support for football than there was for volleyball, it’s something I need to observe further in the upcoming weeks. People-adults and younger fans - are buying their snacks with $20 bills – will this change in accordance with the events time relation to the common end of the month pay days. The crowd composed of both Lobo and the opposing Red Team  is more vocal compared to last week volleyball event –though I see no posters –does this tie in with the apparent community support or is it because we are outside and therefore fans can be louder? The 7^th grade Lobo Team beat the Red Team.  They are celebrating and some team members which have now separated into groups of two to four are buying snacks at our concession table. Four players from the 7^th grade Red Team buy snacks – some of our last nachos and Gatorade.  

A few 7^th grade Lobos have stood to watch the eighth grade game which is beginning. I spot a few of the eighth grade girls’ volleyball members in the bleachers now- could they be here for this is a community event , are they here to support their fellow athlete or does this have to do with the importance and infatuations with the opposite gender that seems to plague young teenagers. Snack sales are waning, most of these eighth grade football fans bring their own snacks.  The crowd’s cheers are more boisterous, can it be that this is so because these athletes are more experienced or because as eight graders this season may be their last if they don’t decide to play high school? The eighth graders lost to Red Team, they leave defeated with no athlete or athlete family bothering to buy snacks.