There are very few things as pure as high school sports in a semi-rural community. It is so much more than a game. It is a time for the county to come together and celebrate the next generation. To celebrate who we are. It’s our one common bond.

It has changed very, very little since the 1920’s. Where the banker and the bum can stand side by side and cheer or jeer together.

Not one time did I hear someone gripe about the price of gas Friday night. No talk of Hilary, Obama, or Rudy.

It was all about football. Trigg County football. No steroid issues. No draft pick second guessing.

It’s taking the kids you have and putting together a team with a strong will to win but with a good clean ethical core. Good honest football. That’s what we got Friday night.

Sure we got whipped, 13-47, but that takes nothing away from the great bunch of kids and the good decent men coaching them. It’s been a pleasure walking up and down the sidelines with them this season. It has given me great hope for the future of our county knowing these young men are our next generation.

The Trigg coaching staff is doing more than teaching our kids how to block and tackle. They are teaching teamwork. They are teaching work ethics. I’m proud to know everyone on the field. The team that won Friday was just a little better on that night. They more than filled their side of the Perdue field to cheer their kids, and celebrate their community. We lost to a great team with really nice fans and I hope they go all the way.

Years ago there was a man here in Trigg County that coached Little League. He was from Brooklyn, New York. It was a time when the pavement turned to gravel where the Ideal market is now. We were rural.

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