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Root for home teams
Everyone in the county must by now be aware
that Rappahannock County High School has a
varsity football team this season for the first time in its history.
The enormity of the task before them can’t be overstated. There are no Little League football teams in the county. Two years ago, there was a freshmen football team. Last year, there was a junior varsity football team. To jump from one year of JV straight to varsity is a quantum leap into a much higher level of competition.
RCHS entered varsity play in the middle of a twoyear scheduling cycle and had to accept any opponents they could find. They won’t have a full Bull Rim District schedule until next year.
Last Saturday, more than 500 fans came out for the Panthers’ first-ever varsity home game on a day that threatened, and delivered, rain. Many of them came with the defending West Virginia state Class A champion Moorefield Yellow Jackets, but the home team was well represented. But we can do better, Rappahannock County.
The next varsity football home game is homecoming on Oct. 30 against Moore Catholic High. Let’s see if we can’t get 1,000 or more fans in the stands.
Yes, we know, everyone is busy. But it’s important to support our athletes by attending their games and matches—to show them that we care and that what they do matters, not only to their friends and families, but to the community as a whole.
Not only does a crowd give them a morale boost, it provides positive reinforcement for their efforts and the gate receipts give some monetary support for all the athletic programs at the school.
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