I am back in my hometown for the last "original" Fat Friday Football game between two rival high schools: East Burke Cavaliers (from which Debbie and I graduated in 1983) and the cross county rivals Freedom Patriots.
For 32 years this rival has been the highlight of each schools football calendar. The current standings are: Freedom 17 wins to East Burke's 15 wins. Tonight will be the 33rd annual meeting of
these two rival schools. It will be played at East Burke in Cavalier Country at the Danny Williams Stadium. This stadium is one of the best in high school football. The East Burke Booster's Club has done a fantastic job in building and maintaining this awesome facility. The reason this will be the last "original" Fat Friday is because the county are in the process of building two new high schools which will somewhat change the rivalry.
This is the first Fat Friday game that I have been able to attend in about 15 years 
and I am really excited about being at the game tonight. I traveled up to Freedom HS last night for the Junior Varsity game in which East Burke won over Freedom 21-14. Let's just hope the same can be said for the varsity team in tonight's game. Be sure to check back and I will post the outcome. Go Cavaliers!
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