The Great Football Memories

High school football at Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Illinois was probably one of the greatest times of my life. Being on a good team probably made it easy to like but the practices and joking around were right up there with the state championships and all. I decided to ask my friend Chris Clancy who currently plays football for Ball State a few questions about high school and some of his best memories.

First question that came to mind was just how he remembered high school football?

Chris responded....
- "The packed stadium and lights are the things I will always remember."
- "In high school it's so much fun and we were always able to pull off pranks on coach."
- "It seemed more like play than college is I guess."

Second question; what do you miss most about high school football?

Chris......
- "The team. Everyone seemed to get along and just always being with my friends. You get that feel that everyone is together in college but high school everyone gets closer. It's one of those things where in high school you're in class with each other and you always hang out even when football season is over. That's what I'd have to say I miss the most."

Third question; I'm sure there are many good memories but what are some of the best?

Chris.......
- "Well, my favorite is always messing around and listening to Coach Sharp yell "Shit" really loud non stop and then watching him spit when he got really pissed off. Yeah that happened a lot."
- "Winning state junior and senior year I think is one everyone would agree on. Junior year was cool being the first one but going out on top as seniors makes it so much better."
-"I think another great memory from senior year would be getting named captain and then getting to take the stage and receive the state trophy."
-"Sitting on top of the bus through J-town (Joliet) yelling at everyone as we came back home from state and heading back to the school gym for the party."
-"Those would probably be some of my tops along with just having fun at practice every day."
-"Can't forget the pre-game chant either. That always got everyone fired up and was just something that can't be explained but you know what I'm talking about."

Alright so what is something you definitely do not miss?

Chris.....
-"Definitely don't miss the two-a-days in the summer when it was like 100 degrees outside. I guess things aren't too much different now but that's something I'll always not miss."
-"I guess that's it. I'd say getting yelled at by coach but that was pretty funny most of the time."

What's something from high school football you always brag about or still talk about if anything?

Chris....
-"Well having those state championships are something I can say I have that some people don't. I also kind of bring up how we have the most state championships in the state."
-"Just stuff like that because it's fun to talk some smack every once in a while with other guys that brag about their schools."

After that Chris had to get going and he wanted to make sure I put in here that he has a lot to do to make sure they finish undefeated and get in the BCS. I guess I'd have to say that I agree with pretty much everything Chris said about our team and the type of relationship we had. The high school football experience was great and will always be something I'll remember.

Here's a link to the chant/prayer we said before every game. This one is a little different wording just because it was at the pep rally following state. http://joliet.faithsite.com/makewax.asp?UKEY=26955