So...the two games that Julie and I went to...
Westwood at Leander, and Wimberley at Liberty Hill.
Both were a lot of fun, but for different reasons.
----------------Westwood------------------------------
Westwood was fun because one of our DEEPys plays football for WWood (Sean), and others are in the band (Ben, John, KW, JoJoD). It was enjoyable to sit with KDub and a good friend of hers, see their halftime show, etc. KDub and Katlin were funny together, dancing around and getting in trouble for sitting with Julie and me. The game did not go so well, Leander is really good, and WWood got smoked. It was played at Leander, not at RRocks $22 million stadium (Jumbotron, turf, crazy-nice bleachers), so not quite as cool a setting as it could be.
(Incidentally, I didn't think about calling a student we know that is a trainer for Leander, and man did I get in trouble for that one)
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The Liberty Hill game was fun for a number of other reasons.
1. We went to see Chelsea Urban, who is drum major there (is that the right term...she waved her hands around a lot). She won Band sweetheart at the game, and it was fun to see an all star like Chelsea be recognized for being excellent! We talked to her a bit after halftime...it was fun. I yelled for her a couple of times, never wanting to miss an opportunity to embarrass her (or Paige, but more on that below).
2. We sat with Chelsea's family (mom and Paige, dad was working the concessions). I have known Paigywaigy for a couple of years now, and let me tell you....she is insane! If you ever want to hear an opinion on ANYTHING, she is your gal. If you ever want to see someone's finger catch fire for text messaging, she is your gal. If you ever want to see someone mortified of embarrassment after yelling her (or her sister's) name, she is your gal. It was a riot sitting with Paigy, and I am still laughing about the experience.
3. 3AAA football is great! We got a bit of a biased view of it, since LH and Wimberley are big rivals, but it is crazy. Everyone knows everyone, everyone seems to be really into it, everyone is there, etc. I highly recommend it. If you have a chance to come out to a game, do it. Beat 5A hands down.
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That's about all I have on the subject, Texas high school football really is wild. A great format for a number of kiddos to showcase their talents.
Posted by Lee at October 29, 2005 08:42 AM