The Pride & The Passion Return

The thermometer soars into the 90’s on a daily basis and the heat index pushes triple digits. But toss those numbers out the window because another high school football season is about to kick off in Central Georgia.

And that means the time of year when teams and towns come together on a weekly basis to celebrate the pride and the passion that is high school football.

You won’t find any big money contracts, no altered names, no holdouts demanding what they feel is their fair share. You will see players, cheerleaders and band members showing off their skills honed through hours of practice under a searing sun. You will see communities united in a common cause – rooting the home team on to victory.

So grab your stadium seat, crank up the car and follow the bright lights to a high school stadium near you. Let these student-athletes know how much you appreciate their efforts to excel both on and off the field. They’ll appreciate the applause.

Now let’s play some football.

Frank Malloy