Matchup Mania continues to grow. As I mentioned in my last post, on Friday mornings First News is heading out to two metro high schools to highlight a big football matchup that night. It seems like every week it gets bigger.

This week, Ray-Pec had an incredible crowd... at 5 am! That's right, they had several hundred people right off the bat and the crowd only grew as the morning went on. Everyone took part in the pep rally, even the teaching staff, who formed a human pyramid at one point.

Not to be outdone, Park Hill was ready for Joel's arrival. Faster that you can say "Go Trojans!", Joel had a cheerleaders outfit on with a crazy red wig to go with it. I put out a call here on my blog and on First News for crazy wigs and face paint and, sure enough, the folks at Park Hill had face paint for Joel as well. I also have to give an A+ to the young man who was sporting full face and chest paint at 6 in the morning. I hope it washed off before class.

Thank you again to everyone at both schools who took part. I asked in my last blog if schools could top the spirit of previous weeks. I would have to say the answer this morning was a resounding "Yes!"