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More lasting than a long gain or a big hit. More important than a win over a heated rival or even the pursuit of a championship, high school football is defined by the memories made on the field each Friday night.
As the prep football season kicks off tonight, while the teenagers involved are too caught up in the moment to realize it, their coaches as well most former players understand that the season is more than just a set of games. It’s a collection of moments that those kids will think back to long after their playing days have ended.
The game teaches lasting life lessons like learning to be a part of something bigger than themselves, the importance of working together, playing together and winning and losing together as a team.
The sights and sounds are unmistakable. From the pregame locker room, with players’ heads bobbing as iPods blare music into their ears, the smell of smoke drifting from the concession stand grill, fans packing the stands and old timers lining the sideline fence wishing they could suit up just one more time, to four fingers in the air to start the fourth quarter.