Worth Every Penny

I suppose everyone in Laurens County (and a lot of other places) is aware by now that the annual football contest between Laurens and Clinton is being held this week. Maybe some people who aren’t native to our little corner of paradise are bewildered by all the excitement. In fact, I heard a gentleman state rather forcefully that “It’s JUST a football game”.

Give him time. He’ll come to appreciate the intensity of this rivalry just like the rest of us do. He will eventually realize that it most certainly is NOT just a football game. No, it’s much more than that. It’s their way of life against ours. And that phrase is interchangeable……..it’ll work for either side.

So, come Friday night virtually the entire county will converge upon Wilder Stadium in Clinton and watch the contest unfold. The victors will carry with them the pride of being Laurens County’s football champions for the coming school year. And the losing team will leave the field with a burning determination to turn the tables next year.

The fans, meanwhile, even the ones who pulled for the losing team will leave thinking that was the best six bucks they’ve spent lately.

Hold on there.

It’s not six bucks. Not this week. It’ll cost a dollar more than normal to get into Wilder Stadium this week. Sure, the normal price for a football game at Clinton High School is six dollars. This week it’ll cost you seven.

Now, I sat down to figure out why it will cost an extra dollar this week and I think I’ve got it. I think it’s because you’ll pay it. The folks at Clinton High have a product to sell this week that has generated a lot of demand. They decided to get an extra buck for it.

Okey Dokey.

For the rest of the season the ticket prices will go back to $6.00. But if you want to see the Raiders beat the Red Devils this week you gotta pay seven bucks.

Oh what the heck……………it’ll be worth it.