The family game of touch football in the backyard notwithstanding, most Pennsylvania high school students aren't thinking too much about playing football. It's late November and Thanksgiving is approaching -- a time to stuff your face with food, try not to argue too much with visiting relatives and plant yourself on the couch. That's the way we do it in America.
But with a berth in the District 3 championship game on Friday against Manheim Central, the West York football team will have a slightly untraditional Thanksgiving this year, which includes a 10 a.m. practice on Thursday morning. Coach Ron Miller said he wanted to make sure the elements of giving thanks and family togetherness are part of that gathering.
"Thursday morning we're going to do something I think is going to be pretty cool," Miller said. "We're going to practice at 10 in the morning. I'm inviting anyone's family, anyone of my player's family, brothers and sisters, anyone that is going to be a part of their family will hopefully come in and spend an hour and a half with us. Our booster club is going to have some coffee and hot chocolate and donuts. We're going to try and make it a Bulldog Football Family Day and we're excited about that."
Miller said the rest of the practice week routine will remain the same as it has been the rest of the season. On Friday morning, Miller said the Bulldogs will come in for a walk through at about 10 a.m. and then meet up again later for "the normal team dinner and then jump on the bus to Hersheypark."
The district title game between the No. 3 Bulldogs (12-1) and the No. 5 Barons (11-2), which is also a PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal, is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at Hersheypark Stadium. The winner of that contest will face the winner of Friday's game between District 10 champion Strong Vincent (13-0) and District 7 champion Thomas Jefferson (12-1). Jefferson won the state title in 2007.
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