Football fans behaved poorly

TO THE EDITOR:

I attended the White County/Warren County football game on Sept. 14. Being from White County, I was disappointed they lost so horribly. We took our children to watch football and have a good time. We wanted to relax and yell for our team. The problem was we couldn’t yell as loudly as the students from Warren County.

They, along with part of their cheerleaders, sat and stood on the home side again this year. I remember two years ago they did the same thing. Of course, that year we beat them terribly.

When Warren County’s team came running onto the field, White County fans sat quietly. It is expected that Warren County would cheer and yell for their team. However, when White County came running onto the field, the Warren County student section, on our home side, booed our team. It is fine to cheer for your own team when they do something good, or even boo the other team if that is what you want to do, but it isn’t wise to sit in the opposing team’s section and do it right in the face of all of their fans. That is just asking for a fight.

They also had a so-called funny saying added to one of their band’s songs. It went something like, ‘We’re gonna beat the h_ll out of you.’ Our children sat there listening to this whole Warren County student section, sitting on White County’s home side, yelling this junk.

I believe it was tacky and uncalled for to make a student section on the Sparta side. So what if the bleachers were full on the visitors’ section. Stand at the fence like everyone else. Don’t be troublemakers and sit on the opposing team’s side. Be a little respectful, as well as smart.

Drema Matthews
Smithville Highway
Sparta