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| Pine River's offence and Manton's defence line up for a play in the 2nd half |
One thing that I haven't done/seen in quite a while, (or
interacted with much recently) was high school. This is pretty obvious,
considering the fact that I'm in college. ß Ridiculously
obvious lead-in, I know…
I went to my first high school football game of the 2012
season this past Friday an hour and a half drive from Central Michigan. It was
the Manton Rangers hosting the Pine River Bucks in Manton, Michigan, on
September 29. Manton dominated the game, many times blowing right through Pine
River's defence. Pine River never got very far on any of their possessions, and
the Rangers won their homecoming game 21-0...
It was really cute listening to the homecoming court
introductions at halftime, every guy & girl had their life goals described
to the audience. For example: "Johnny hopes to go to college to become a
brain surgeon," or "So and so wants to be a police officer."
Everybody had the biggest goals, it reminds me of how my big my dreams were in
high school...Likewise, I came to the realization that I have grown up,
considering the fact that all the high schoolers looked like little kids. I
think the realization partly came from seeing a 4-foot tall football player get
destroyed when he got handed the ball… (Hard to believe I was at my high school
from ages 14-17, I saw myself as being much "older" when I was there.
Of course, I feel old right now at 19 in my junior year of college)
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| The Manton Ranger Marching Band plays the school's fight song |
The real reason I attended is because of the Manton
Ranger Marching Band. Over the summer I helped out with their band camp, and
with another friend who helped out, we drove up to see how they were doing. The
opening movement we had spent a week helping with has improved a lot; I wish
the Ranger Marching Band the best of luck at their competition in Reed City!
