Hats off to varsity

Right now, the Columbia football team might not be winning a lot of games at the varsity level.
They come into tomorrow’s Homecoming contest with Elco with a 1-3 record.
They haven’t stopped anyone who has run the football this season.
But last Thursday, the Tide’s varsity team showed the true meaning of Tide Pride.
The team was practicing on the baseball field, deep in left field, as the Columbia junior high football team was playing Lancaster Catholic on the football field.
The game was close, 14-14 late in the game, when all the sudden the varsity team stopped their practice, sprinted over to the fence around the football field, probably a good 100 yards and cheered the younger team on.
The Junior Tide won the game on a late 85-yard touchdown run and picked off a pass in the closing sections.
While the crowd at the game was larger than normal for a junior high game, some people had smiles on their faces when the varsity team stood and cheered wildly.
Like I said, its not been a good year for the Tide in terms of wins and losses, but just that move made the team heros in a lot of people’s books.
By the way, if you haven’t caught the junior high team yet, do so. They are unbeaten going into this afternoon’s game at Donegal. Also unbeaten and looking 100 times better than past years is the seventh and eighth grade team.
They are well coached and well stocked at the skill positions. They have a large arsenal of running backs to choose from.
Last Thursday against Catholic, the Junior Tide didn’t play well, but the mark of a good team is its ability to overcome adversity. They did and picked up a sweet win.