Blue Ground

I arrive on homecoming night and I see the players on both sides taking a knee on the blue field which usually indicates someone is injured on the field. This is how they pay respect to the injured player, I remember this from my old days.

Applause come from players and the crowd as the injured player makes his way up.

The away team punts the ball and I hear Peter Peter being yelled by the players and they are scattering away from the ball. Peter means get away quickly.

There was a face mask on the play 15 yard penalty for the home team.

They seem to be driving fairly easy to the end zone. I smell a touchdown. Well it looks like the away team stepped up and they held them to a field goal.

I did assume some players would be coming out during halftime for the homecoming presentation and I was right I see two players number 8 and 70. 70 is the senior prince and number 8 is the senior king congratulations to both of them. After the presentation both players make their way back well, number 8 did. Number 70 stayed and took pictures.

Many players on the field have their helmets off I remember when I played we always had to have it on.

Its halftime now and the score is 24 to 0 with the home team up. As the players make their way to the locker some run and some are walking I even notice number 25 carrying the orange flag.

With 4 minutes left before the second half the home team makes their way out running. They make their way behind the eagle balloon awaiting their time to run out the belly of it. I see the flag and 25 holding it. They all start to chant, who's got my back? I got your back! Who's got my back? I got your back!

This reminds me when I use to get pumped I would be the one yelling leading the chant. It's a great way to get motivated.

Looks like the motivation worked as number 11 breaks a 51 yard touchdown! I noticed a player from the opposite team mouthing off at him as he scored. Probably being a sore loser.

I notice players on the sideline continue to raise their helmets in the air and as the ball is kicked off they drop them.

I also notice many players in the sideline that only have their jerseys on I think they might be injured. I do see a player on crunches.

The home team stops the away team once again by blocking their field goal attempt.

Number 22 for a gain of twenty brings his team to the 15.

Number 22 again for the run and scores a 4 yard touchdown.

I see players in the home sideline talking with one another some sitting down stretching. Seems like this one is pretty much in the books and they aren't too concerned by their attitude.

The hometown again in the red zone pressing the defense against their own end zone. I also see a group of players gathered talking to the coach this might be the second string team preparing to go in.

They score once again increasing the lead to 45 0. I have seen enough butt whooping and I make my way out. I did notice many of the starting players on the sideline while the 2^nd team took over.