Rivalry since 1929....Rye vs. Harrison

Dear Kara,

I love your healthier pumpkin bread recipe, I'll have to try it out. We have pumpkins and gourds all around our apartment, courtesy of Michael's Mother.  Fall is the best!

This weekend I got tied into going to a high school football game! But it ended up being lots of fun. Michael's high school in Rye, has had a football rivalry with the neighboring town, Harrison, since 1929!   Each high school has a brook nearby and it's tradition for the winner to jump in their town's brooke. When the game is at Rye there is a massive tailgate that rivals college and NFL tailgating. Each setup displays the class year and I even saw a class of 1956 sign!

Rye has won for the past nine years but this year the game was at Rye and Harrison beat them 21-0! It was pretty pitiful. We, like most of the massive tailgating crew, stayed at the tailgate through the entire game. (As you can guess it's more about the socializing) After the game was over there were Rye students guarding the brook so no one would get in, but the Harrison crew didn't care and jumped in Rye's brook. Of course this was the ultimate insult and broke out into all out brawl. The cops called in re-inforcement from the neighboring towns and had a total of 50 cops breaking up the fight. Only a few were badly hurt; one boy lost some teeth and another had his leg broken!

I am glad Michael, Moses and Delia and I were not near the chaos. I couldn't help but think that this made the Westlake-Austin High came seem chill.

@ the Tailgate. (Me, Micheal, Bobby) This pic doesn't capture the fans' outfits. Lots of  people were wearing their high school jerseys and all sorts of high school garb.

Rye Garnets Flag and pics from the game.

Top is a policeman trying to keep the peace. Below is the Harrison football team and cheerleaders taking a swim in the brook.