As in previous trips to SJCC, I picked up Nick and Justin at St Joe, and we headed to the game. Their dad, Paul, met us there since he worked somewhere close by. When we got to St. Joe, I was a little surprised to see the parking lot full. I didn't realize that they had their Halloween Carnival, which was a little earlier than usual. But I managed to find a spot while I waited for Justin to arrive.
We got to SJCC quite early, and parking was not a problem. With our normal pre-game ritual (a visit to the restroom and grabbing something to eat & drink) all completed, we headed to our usual spot at the bleacher and watched both teams warm up. To our left, the Bell band was tuning their instruments and preparing as well. This game looked like it had the makings of a big game when I saw THE BELL (not the mascot) being pulled across the field, as well as the 2 flag bearers running up and down the track.
Barely 5 minutes into the game, Valley Christian scored their first touchdown. From the succeeding plays of our Bell boys, I had a feeling it was going to be a long night. And it surely was. The game seemed like an eternity. There were a few exciting moments, but, for the most part, the boys were playing catch-up. The Bells lost 13-31.
I kidded Jake and told him that probably the band was the jinx. In the games we've watched, Bell lost whenever the band played. This happened at the homecoming game against Serra, their first loss, and tonight against Valley Christian, their second loss. In the prior home game against St. Ignatius and the away game against St. Francis, Bell won both and the band was not present in either one.
With the loss, our consolation was a late dinner at Five Guys.
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