The Omnibus: CHS Homecoming Football Game

Living in DC, we never went to a high school football game. Now, there wasn't much reason to, as neither DP nor I were in high school, or had high school kids, but there's something about going to a high school football game that screams "community" and "tradition". And, with DP being from Texas, well, high school football is the reason for being. Have you ever seen the tv show "Friday Night Lights"? It's something like that.

So, when the high school football season kicked off this year, I looked at the schedule for my high school. Because of other commitments, Friday night was the first game that we'd be able to see, and as luck would have it, it was the Homecoming game against the O'Fallon Panthers. How fun to be able to go back for Homecoming?

So, after work and school on Friday, we piled in the car and drove over to Collinsville for the the Homecoming game. What a kick this was. For me, it was the chance to go back for the Homecoming game (I've got a big reunion year coming up next year. I'm not quite believing that it could be that big a number already!). For DP, it was a chance to take the boys to a high school football game.

Football has never been the strongest sport for CHS. We've always been stronger in basketball, soccer, or cross-country (see the years my sister ran). So, I didn't have great expectations. Darren's commentary went something along the lines of, "there are somethings that are universal about high school football, but this isn't Texas football." Maybe so, but it was an evening of great fun.

Collinsville High School, Home of the Kahoks.

Before the game, there was a big tailgate in the parking lot behind the school Everyone was decked out in purple and white.

All the school groups had tables set up with a variety of food and snacks. There was mac-n-cheese, brownies, popcorn, juice, breadsticks, and other treats. Hey, there's the Latin club!