Well, let me tell ya ’bout this here Holy Trinity somethin’-somethin’ football team. Them kids, they run around like chickens with their heads cut off, but they sure do try hard. I ain’t never seen so much runnin’ and jumpin’ in all my born days! It’s like a barnyard frenzy, but with a funny-shaped ball.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Football, that’s what they call it. Sounds fancy, don’t it? But it’s just a bunch of boys smackin’ into each other. Sometimes they win, sometimes they lose. It’s like farmin’, you plant the seeds, but you never know what the harvest will be like.
Now, I hear tell this Holy Trinity place is in some place called Melbourne, Florida. Never been there myself, but I reckon it’s warm. Warm enough for them boys to be runnin’ around in them short pants all year round, I guess. They got this here “varsity” team and some other teams too, I think. It’s all a bit confusing to an old woman like me. Too many teams, too many names. Back in my day, we just played ball in the field, no fancy names or nothin’.
They got somethin’ called a “schedule” too. That’s just a fancy word for when they play their games. You can find it online, they say. Online? What in tarnation is that? Sounds like somethin’ you hang your clothes on. But apparently, it’s where they keep all the scores and stuff. Who won, who lost, how many points they scored… all that jazz. I still prefer the good old newspaper, myself. You can hold it in your hand, you know? But I guess that’s just the way things are these days.
And the “rankings”? Don’t even get me started on that. They got these people who decide who’s the best and who’s the worst. It’s like judgin’ chickens at the county fair, but for football. Sometimes it makes sense, sometimes it don’t. Just like them chickens, sometimes the prettiest one ain’t the best layer.
- They got news ’bout the team, whatever that is. Probably just who got hurt and who scored a touchdown. Touchdown? That’s when they run with the ball all the way across the line, I think.
- They also got these things called “highlights”. That’s when they show the best parts of the game. Like when someone makes a real good catch or a real good run. It’s like watchin’ the cream rise to the top of the milk.
- And “livestreams”, they say. Sounds like somethin’ to do with fishin’, but apparently, it’s watchin’ the game on your “computer” or somethin’. Gadgets these days, I tell ya, too many gadgets.
This Holy Trinity, they play all sorts of sports, not just football. Baseball, basketball, soccer, even somethin’ called “ice hockey”. Ice hockey? In Florida? That don’t make no sense. Must be one of them indoor rinks, like a big icebox. But these kids, they seem to like it. Keeps ’em outta trouble, I suppose. Better than sittin’ around doin’ nothin’, that’s for sure.
They even got this “cheer” team. Them girls holler and jump around and wave them pom-poms. I don’t understand it much, but they seem to have a good time. And it gets the boys all fired up, so I guess it works. It’s like a rooster crowin’ in the mornin’, wakes everyone up and gets ‘em goin’.
Anyways, this here Holy Trinity football team, they’re part of somethin’ bigger, I hear tell. Somethin’ called “Brevard County”. Sounds like a big place. Probably got more cows than people, I reckon. But these kids, they represent that place, and they try their best. And that’s all you can ask for, really.
So, if you’re ever in Melbourne, Florida, or wherever this Holy Trinity place is, maybe go check ‘em out. Watch ‘em play a game, eat some popcorn, holler a bit. It ain’t the Grand Ole Opry, but it’s somethin’ to do. And who knows, maybe them boys will win. Or maybe they won’t. But at least they’re havin’ some fun, and that’s what matters, right? Just like a good old-fashioned barn raisin’, it’s all about community and comin’ together. And that’s a good thing in my book.
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