- November 27, 2024
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In most sports arenas, there are two types of crowds. There is the section where everyone is dressed appropriately, occasionally cheering when its team makes a play. Then, there is the student section. In this section, no one looks or acts sane.
The student section is the heart of a team. When things are going wrong, the section encourages. When the opponent is trying to concentrate, the section goes crazy. Rarely do they ever take a seat during the games.
“It’s a huge motivator, when I look over to the sidelines and see all my friends cheering and screaming, even the score isn’t in our favor,” said Sam Hayworth, Seabreeze’s kicker. “Honestly, they are one of biggest reasons why I love my school so much.”
Sandcrabs’ quarterback Jeremiah Wilson seconded his kicker’s sentiment about their student section, saying, “Coming from a school with no student section, and at one point having a 1-5 record, it meant a lot to have them with us. They were the ones who supported us, when no else did.”
Seabreeze and Mainland’s student sections were the first well-organized sections that I’ve seen in high school sports. According to JT Vail, one of Mainland’s student section leaders, they were told that their section was horrible.
“We believed that we didn’t need a lot of people to be louder than everyone else,” he added. “We get the team hyped, and we put pressure on the other team.
Denzel Houston, Mainland’s star quarterback also believes that student sections, Mainland’s, in particular, make a big difference in the games, saying, “They are so loud at the games. There are a lot of people who are filled with team spirit.”
Though they’ll probably never be credited with a win, the players know who keep them pumped to perform well on the field.
