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There is something uniquely American about how communities from one end of the country to the other come together on Friday nights to watch their local team take the field.   

Creekside High School, Friday, August 29th, 2008

While Sundays are for NFL draft picks holding out for big money and Saturdays are for college players who leave school early and make the big time, Friday night is reserved for the local kid down the block who might take the field as running back, trombone player or cheerleader and for everyone else who sits in the stands and cheers for a victory.  On Friday night, everyone is important and they all do their individual part in a scene repeated across the country in small towns, large cities and everywhere in between.  While some schools may have the occasional NCAA Division 1 prospect, this isn't what Friday night is about.  Friday night is about having fun, seeing your friends and getting a little crazy while you still have an entire weekend to recover.