Documenting my travels and thoughts from around the country
2020 Week 9 (Pennsylvania)
Things are finally starting to become a bit more reasonable. My schedule went off without a hitch. Even though there was one change. My Saturday afternoon switched from Linsly in Wheeling, West Virginia to a recently rescheduled game at Seneca Valley. Continue reading “2020 Week 9 (Pennsylvania)”
2020 Week 8 (Ohio & Pennsylvania)
Things had gotten a little more relaxed this week. For one, Pennsylvania had relaxed their stringent restrictions on attendance. Which made the old 250 limit no more. It was nice being at a game in PA with what could be called a ‘crowd’ for a game. But, with all the restrictions, I didn’t look for much of the Pennsylvania games earlier in the week. Continue reading “2020 Week 8 (Ohio & Pennsylvania)”
2020 Week 7 (Pennsylvania & Ohio)
This week did not go as planned. After Pennsylvania had seen their attendance rules relaxed, a sudden reversal on Thursday afternoon reinstated the restrictions of 250 total people at the stadium. After having four Pennsylvania games set in place for Week 7, my weekend immediately got turned around. Continue reading “2020 Week 7 (Pennsylvania & Ohio)”
2020 Week 6 (Ohio & Pennsylvania)
My weekend went exactly as planned. Which is a bit of a shock. I had hoped for different games. But, options were limits and the options themselves had limits. So, Ohio is where I started on Thursday. Continue reading “2020 Week 6 (Ohio & Pennsylvania)”
2020 Week 5 (Pennsylvania & Ohio)
This weekend started with a lot of options. In Pennsylvania, there was only one Thursday night game on the west side of the state. Meanwhile, Ohio had a sizeable number of Thursday options. This due mostly to Rosh Hashanah, moving several games from Friday to Thursday to avoid conflicting with the holiday. Continue reading “2020 Week 5 (Pennsylvania & Ohio)”
2020 Week 4 (Ohio & Pennsylvania)
Week 4 was back home in Northeastern Ohio. And had four football games to go with it. Even prior to Covid-19, District 10 in Pennsylvania had noted that Thursday and Saturday games were going to be a reality in 2020. An aging pool of officials made the move inevitable. However, Covid-19 had added fuel to the official shortage fire. Continue reading “2020 Week 4 (Ohio & Pennsylvania)”
2019 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)
The Pennsylvania State Championships are a fun, albeit slightly subdued affair. Unlike other states still playing this late, lack of warm weather hinders the crowds, and some of Pennsylvania’s crowds are paltry. Only 950 attended the Thursday afternoon game between 1A powers Farrell (one of the smallest public schools in the state) and Bishop Guilfoyle, a private school also from the west side of the state. Continue reading “2019 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)”
2019 Week 8 (New York)
It’s already Friday, so I’ll keep this brief. Week 8 was a nice little jaunt with a friend to a Friday night in New York, and two games in PIAA District 9.
Thursday opened with a game at Western Reserve in Berlin Center, Ohio. They were hosting Waterloo, a team I had just seen the previous weekend, also on Thursday. Continue reading “2019 Week 8 (New York)”
2019 Week 7 (North Carolina & Pennsylvania)
As many of my weeks, this one didn’t go as planned. I was in North Carolina and with the weather delays, there were several Monday games. None of which I could attend on Monday. But, one game was bumped back another day. Triton v. Fike. And I decided there wasn’t a way to pass it up. Continue reading “2019 Week 7 (North Carolina & Pennsylvania)”
Week 4 saw a bit of upheaval with my schedule. Thursday didn’t have much to offer. Either a game at Cupples Stadium, North Royalton, or a three hour drive to Licking Valley. But, none of that happened due to personal reasons. Having already had four games scheduled for Friday and Saturday, I had to pass on a Thursday entirely.