Did you notice
....that the Coatesville stadium is a football only stadium? There are no lines for soccer, lacrosse, etc. The field is strictly for football.
....there's a play clock in each endzone. This is common in college and pros, but at the high school level, it's a little bit different. We didn't think people would believe me, so I included a photo (see above).
....that despite the drive and the rain, there were (in my estimation) about 200 fans on the North side of the field.
....that the coin flip just before the game was actually just for show. The real coin toss took place about 30 minutes before the game. Why? I have no idea.
...a North player blew some chunks during the game, and a ref who saw it said, "He can't go back in without a doctor's note." When the North trainer, who is trained in identifying symptoms of concussions told the ref that the player was fine, refused to accept this assessment, and insisted on seeing a note from a doctor. Are you kidding me? Is there a doctor in the house? Fortunately, there was a Orthopod on the Coatesville sideline who came over to the North side to write the note for the ref. It was one of the more bizarre things I've ever seen in a football game.
Faces in the crowd....
.....Mike Fagan '57 - (picture below) Mike, who worked the gate at our home games last season, made the trek out to Coatesville to see his Falcons open the 2008 season. By the way, one of our staff members saw Mike at the Lansdale Catholic/Downintown East game on Saturday. This guy loves high school football.
....Terrell "TO" Oglesby, who is redshirted this year at Bloomsburg, was in the stands watching his old team. It's always great to see former Falcons in the stands watching the team play.
...Drew Pierson (pic above) got to the game early so he could sit with all of his friends (I told Drew I was going to write that).
....We won't mention any names, but there were a couple of dads in the stands wearing their NC red and white. Why is this a strange sight? Well, maybe it's because they are former Frankford players who have sent their kids to North to play. We do appreciate your support for the team and especially for sending your sons to Northeast Catholic.
....Carter Fellenbaum was decked out in his best NC colors for the opener (see photo above). Gotta love a guy who will go out in public with a shirt like that. But, we love the support and the spirit shown by this dad.
Next Week....
....the Falcons travel to George Washington High School to take on the Raiders of Archbishop Ryan. This is one of the closest away games we have this year, and the team sure could use the support in this NE Philly battle. At least one team in NE Philly would play the Falcons this year. Ryan is coming off a good showing at Pennsbury. Their game brought back memories of the 1972 Olympic basketball game between the USA and Russia. We're expecting a real good game.
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