What was the farthest you travel for a high school football game?
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As a player KC to Tulsa OK. As a HS fan Harrisonville, MO to St Louis x 6, Augusta KS x 1, Rogers Arkansas x 1, Hannibal x 3. As a college fan Harrisonville, MO to Little Rock x 2, Dallas Tx (Cotton Bowl).
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Harrisonville, Clinton, St Louis are some of the farthest I have traveled, But we did open against California MO one year, that seemed like one heck of a drive from Monett on a yellow school bus.
Then get booted in the first round? Preventing any longer distances to travel?
As a fan. Weston to St. Louis for 2 state title games. As a player, Weston to Salisbury, MO. And as a college fan. I’ve only went on 1 roadtrip to watch NW play. Went from Maryville to Pittsburg, KS for a game
Roadtrip to the mecca of football in Missouri. Well worth the trip, the one, the only, Cardinal Stadium in Webb City.
Left Cleveland, Mo. on a bus at 5:30 am arrived in Murfreesboro, TN at 5:15pm for a 7pm HS Football game. That same night I left Murfreesboro, TN at 10:45 pm in a Buick and arrived in Drexel, Mo. at 9:05 am for a Volleyball game.
As a fan, I haven't ventured too far, but to see a good HS Football game, I'd travel about anywhere around the state.
If you look at some of the National top 25 some of them go from California to New Jersey... I could not see doing that as a high schooler.
As a fan, the longest was 13 hours to Steubenville, OH. If you’re ever out that way, it’s well worth the trip; Harding Stadium is an electric atmosphere on Friday nights, packed with 10,000+ fans on a weekly basis.
After that was a four hour trip and a few two hour trips.
After that was a four hour trip and a few two hour trips.
Only did the drive to Florence once. Flew the other times.
On HS level Maryville - Mcluer (St Louis) played a home and home. Has to be record for an instate regular seasonseries. 520 miles roundtrip.
Lawson to Monett, 1977/78. Felt like it took 5 days (I was in 3rd grade).
From Ste. Genevieve to the Show Me Bowl at Arrowhead in '82.
Speaking of Ohio. I’ve been to Paul brown Tiger Staidum in Massillon and Fawcett up at the HOF in Canton. One of these years I’m going to get up that way and see a Massillon-Washington vs Canton-McKinley game.
As a 1970s HS player:
Desloge Mo to Duchesne High School
As a 1980’s College athlete
Springfield Mo to Nicholls State in La
As a HS fan:
Herculaneum to Springfield Mo
Watched my nephew in Spokane Wa.
As a HS Coach
Bonne Terre to Camdenton.
As a College FB fan
Lincoln, Nebraska
Colorado Mesa University,
Texas A&M Kingsville
SEC Championship-Atlanta
As a Pro Football Fan
Cleveland, OH.
Desloge Mo to Duchesne High School
As a 1980’s College athlete
Springfield Mo to Nicholls State in La
As a HS fan:
Herculaneum to Springfield Mo
Watched my nephew in Spokane Wa.
As a HS Coach
Bonne Terre to Camdenton.
As a College FB fan
Lincoln, Nebraska
Colorado Mesa University,
Texas A&M Kingsville
SEC Championship-Atlanta
As a Pro Football Fan
Cleveland, OH.
For High school, not that far actually. Probably Louisiana. That was a drive back then. We were in a downturn after Robert Long left until the year after I graduated.
On a whim, some buddies and I drove to Dallas to see SMU play on campus in 1990. Forrest Gregg was in his only year as their AD, and we walked through his empty parking spot to get into the stadium. Rice was the opponent, so the stadium was far from full, yet somehow one of my buddies scored seats for us in the student section. Amazing. Like a 8,000 person cocktail party. Got invited to go to the historic West End section of Dallas, which at least then was block after block of various clubs within bars. Slept it off in the car and drove home the next day. Fun times.
On a whim, some buddies and I drove to Dallas to see SMU play on campus in 1990. Forrest Gregg was in his only year as their AD, and we walked through his empty parking spot to get into the stadium. Rice was the opponent, so the stadium was far from full, yet somehow one of my buddies scored seats for us in the student section. Amazing. Like a 8,000 person cocktail party. Got invited to go to the historic West End section of Dallas, which at least then was block after block of various clubs within bars. Slept it off in the car and drove home the next day. Fun times.
Both of those are great stadiums as well. Steubenville and Massillon has made for some great games over the years, and Massillon-McK is a game every high school football fan should see before they die. It’s probably the greatest rivalry in the country, all things considered.
I was at that one. It was bitterly cold. Probably the coldest football game I have ever been too. But I wanted to go because my parents wouldn't let me go in '81.
I’ve heard it’s one of the greatest rivalries. I’ll go to that game someday. I’ve also been to Ratliff Stadium down in Odessa, TX. This past summer.
I watched that documentary about 15 years back or so called: Go Tigers! It followed Massillon-Washington for a year.
One of my best friends from the military lives up in Ohio and probably next year I’ll visit in the fall and can hopefully watch my first Ohio high school game. I’ll have to look into Steubenville as well.
The longest i’ve travelled to watch a high school football game would be from Webb City to St. Louis but several years ago when traveling to see Oklahoma-Texas game I went to watch Allen Texas play the night before.
Not the farthest by miles but seemed like it took forever.
Coaching at a kcmo district...went to California for a jambo on yellow bus. On the way home the bus wont go faster than 35 mph. It was probably 2 or 3 am when i headed down Independence avenue to make the trek home to God's country.
Thats an interesting drive at that time on a Friday night.
Coaching at a kcmo district...went to California for a jambo on yellow bus. On the way home the bus wont go faster than 35 mph. It was probably 2 or 3 am when i headed down Independence avenue to make the trek home to God's country.
Thats an interesting drive at that time on a Friday night.
You've never been to Thayer, lol. We were also at the KC game, brrr! Also Springfield and Joplin. We went to Shreveport La for Mizzou in 2004.
Let's not forget Savannah travelled all the way to Oklahoma for their filler game vs. Bishop LeBlond this year
Lexington to Monroe City for Sat aft play off game. Chillicothe to Cassville for a sat aft play off game.. on a school bus. We lost, and everyone on the fans bus with me wanted to know why we lost. I wanted to yell at them to leave me alone, but I didnt lol.
No as I haven’t made it back for a couple years now. Glad you were able to take in a classic.
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