Friday, September 21. Homecoming weekend. The largest crowd of the season came to watch NGM take on the visiting Cardinals from Marshall. It was standing room only on the NGM side as everyone except Miss Victory got the memo and Marshall left town with an 18 - 13 win, thus spoiling the expectations of a post-game homecoming celebration.

The game was played on a rain-soaked and muddy field. Kudos to Larry McGowan and Dana Darrow for their yeoman's effort in getting the field as game ready as they did. The first quarter was a 0 - 0 tie as both teams tried to find their feet and adapt to...