November 1

The rain stayed around overnight, it came hard during the early morning. By afternoon it was gone and the sun came out as predicted. In the evening it was week #10 of high school football season, I was at Rossmere Stadium as the LCHS Crusaders hosted McCaskey. In 2010 the city rivalry was renewed after being dormant since 1989, first as a non-league game then as a divisional contest when the Crusaders moved into Section I of the LL League. In 2014 the LL realigns by enrollment, right now it looks like LCHS will drop down to Section II so this may be the final meeting on the gridiron between the schools for the foreseeable future. It was Senior Night, before the game we had ceremonies not unlike those at McCaskey the previous week. The game itself was exactly what most expected as LCHS won handily 49-6, it was 35-0 at halftime as the mercy rule kicked in at the start of the second half. The Crusaders scored four rushing touchdowns, two by Trey Miller and one each by Keenan Reigel and Brian Downey. Evan Purvis threw for three scores, two to Harrison Heise and one to Rafael Mateo. The lone score for the Red Tornado came in the fourth quarter when Kyaire Bynum (back in the lineup from injury) ran for a touchdown. JPM ends the year at 0-10 for the first time since 2008, the last winless season before that was 1975 (that team was 0-11). LCHS finishes the regular season at 5-5 (5-2 in league play), they will qualify for the district playoffs in the class AAA bracket. Take care, thanks for reading.