Musing About Friday Night Lights on Tuesday. @MorganCoHS beats Monticello. Do you know where your child is?
Monticello, Georgia.
Home of Trisha Yearwood and the Monticello Hurricanes.
We went down last Friday night. Most of Morgan County made it down for the game. So my,
Story of the Game.
It was crowded. And we won 16-0.
Third straight shutout.
It was hard to find a parking spot. And even harder to find a place to sit in stands.
I got a good front row seat.
It was crowded on the front row.
I did get to sit with the cheerleader moms which was fun.
They were discussing a lot of responsibilities about a competition @MorganCoHS was hosting in the morning.
After looking over Agnes Jones’ shoulder at the checklist, I decided I make a much better journalist/football player mom than cheerleader mom with responsibilities.
Got to see the Campbell warming up.
It was rather terrifying how hard that ball went into the net. Kept thinking is if he missed, some pretty cheerleader is going to need a lifetime dental plan STAT.
Decided to see how crowded the restrooms were.
Along the way, I noticed the water girls had lots of space.
Not so in the bathroom. But I had been forewarned about the tight acommode-ations by Diane Hutcheson. Though she neglected to mention the overflowing trash can.
Good to see that most females will wash their hands after using potty.
Then I got dinner.
It’s 9:30 p.m. in Monticello, Georgia. Do you know where your children are?
Quite a lot of middle-schoolers stayed in this dark, dirt corner playing with a ball the entire game (like hot potato). Of course, it’s been a long time since I was in 6th grade and thought ANY activity with my friends at night, away from my parents’ eyesight was SUPER.
But this???
Take a head count moms.
Jack Speyer was accounted for.
As was his big sister, Annie. (At least till half time, then she disappeared for about 6 hours. Oh no, I stand corrected. It was her father who disappeared for 6 hours. )
Ruth, James was there the entire game. Until some girl couldn’t resist his boyish charm and good looks and messed with his tie.
There was a big crowd of football players and cheerleaders celebrating after the game.
Noticed my son stay on the periphery of the dance. Must take after his father.
Or he might not like crowds. Hopefully, for his future wife that is the case — if she likes to dance — like a certain someone.
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It was a great win for the Bulldogs. Coach Malone and staff…a big Hurrah!
This Friday night Lamar County comes to Billy Corry Stadium. Word on the street is that this will be a test.
Word in my house is that it is Elementary School night and all elementary students in free.
But I’m just a mom with a blog reporting information from the lips of my 5th grader.
Come out Friday night. It’s a lot of fun.
I can promise it won’t be as crowded. Though honestly, aren’t the best parties when you can hardly move?
(But that’s an entirely different post.)
