On Friday nights in the fall all across the American South, little ol’ grandmas break out their pom-poms, burly truck drivers snuggle up in blankets and starched executives whip off their ties and paint their faces in their favorite colors. Folks from all walks of life fire up for their shared love: football.
Yet, it’s not big-name, overpaid professional teams, nor even deep-seated college rivalries these fans turn out for by the thousands. It’s high school football, and that kind of excitement may just be starting to take root in Southern Nevada.