Friday Night Football :)

    Friday night football is something every student enjoys. Especially me as a cheerleader, and also someone who has grown up with 3 uncles who take football to heart every Sunday and Monday on that big flat screen TV. Cheering is something I've enjoyed ever since I was a little girl. Now that I'm in high school it's great to head out there on the track and cheer on my favorite football team, the Tigers!
    When you arrive at the football field, you can feel the intensity of the game in the air. If your in high school, you usually sit with the "pack", or spirit club. If your in the stands with the parents, all you can hear is them screaming about a bad play the referee had just called! 10 more minutes before the game, and every is getting pumped up! The cheerleaders are going over game plans, the parents are getting our their sweatshirts, because the night is getting cold, and the football players are in their pre-game huddle. 
     Finally, the moment everyone has been waiting for, one minute left on the clock! Suddenly, a hush comes over the crowd as the football team lines up at the locker room door. "Buzzzzzzzz", the clock as spoken! Suddenly you can hear yelling from each corner of the field! The boys run out onto the middle of the football field and form a huddle, where they yell and get pumped up! Whoa, what a rush it would be to be out on that field in that exact huddle. 
     You then hear a cheer coming from the cheerleaders, and thats when you know we mean business! The football players say their last ho rah, and they take the field! Every play can be seen from the stands. First down after first down, tackle after tackle, the boys still hold their heads up no matter what the score is. The greatest feeling is when the ref holds his arms up high and the announcer says, "Touchdown Tigers!" At that moment it is great to see the fans stand up with pride for their Paris Tigers. 
     The plays are given to the quarterback from the coach on the sidelines, and then they break the huddle. The center then calls hike and the scramble begins. You then see a quick fluid motion from the quarterback, he has thrown the ball! The wide receiver then catches the ball and rushes for the end zone. No one can catch him! He darts left and right until a defensive player from the other team hits his core and then he goes down. He uses all of his bravery and courage to get back up from the fresh, wet grass even though the tackle caused pain. That takes some dedication! Play after play the crowd gets more rowdy. The game has only one minute left. The football players take their positions on the field for the last play. The ball is snapped and the quarterback has no choice but to run the ball. He dodges left and the right again, and jumps, aiming for the end zone line. Everyone goes silent waiting for the referee to signal the results. Finally, his hands go up! Touchdown Tigers! Then you will hear a familiar roar of the crowd! We have won the game! There is no greater feeling than the feeling of those boys' happiness. Soon everyone clears out, except for the boys who stay and stand on the field that they have dreamed of playing on since they were little boys. The give their last glances and await the next Friday, for the great feeling of being a football player.


With nothing but pride, you're about to leave it all, for tonight is Friday Night, let's play some ball!


Friday Night Football:)