His blockers reacted, fanning out, and the crowd jumped to their feet with high hopes of what the next big move to be made was. All of a sudden, the green field opened up before him –senior Ben Lewis ran in the touchdown against Bishop Miege on Sept. 28.
Players and fans are hoping that Southwest will repeat this scene Friday, Oct. 19, against West, when the Timberwolves take on the Jaguars. As the game reaches closer to reality, students anticipate a change for what Southwest should be known for other than “the rejects.”
“We have been rivalry schools since Southwest opened and we are constantly told that we aren’t good enough,” senior Betsy Upton said. “Beating West would show our school coming together and becoming a real tough competition for the future.”
Fans of the Wolf-pack known as @BVSWSUPAFANS on Twitter, discuss Spirit days for games, encourage students to go to Southwest sporting events and to bring their spirit along with them. Media interaction online has become an informal way to show off the spirit from students and as well as excite them for what is to come with any sporting event.
The class of 2013 has led the school in class competitions and enforced spirit days on game days for students to participate in and to get more fans to attend the games.
“The themes have helped a lot and have gotten more people involved because it’s a fun way to show spirit and show our support to our school,” senior Zach Rosenkrans said. “The school is becoming closer and I think the school enjoys supporting all the different teams this year.”
The pack’s first year of existence as a team brought in a close victory with a final score of 36-35 in 2010, but lost in last year’s season with a final score 14-10. For this year’s final score, head varsity football coach Bill Lowe expects the best from his players and an intense game for the them, as well as the fans.
“All of our games are very important and we hope to play well every Friday,” Lowe said. “I expect a well-played, hard-fought game by both teams, as it is a district game and will be one of the games that determines a playoff possibility.”
The current record of the 2012 varsity football season is 4-3 and has already been a more successful season than the previous two years. The rivalry game is approaching and super fans anticipate the outcome of this imperative game.
“The support is finally paying off, and so many of the kids at Southwest went to West before Southwest opened,” senior Maddie Hampton said. “To finally beat a school some of us went to is a huge accomplishment and could give our school a new name for itself. We go through so much adversity and are still a family at the end of the day.”
Varsity tight end senior Anthony Miller predicts a win over the Blue Valley West varsity football team and to excite the fans of Southwest.
“We have stronger, more physical players than last year, and more experience than ever before,” Miller said. “This is a big game for Southwest, and the senior class is ready to get to work.”
The stadium’s student section of Southwest has recognizably increased in the number of fans that come to support the football team each week.
“In previous years, our school was not a family, and now that we have all joined together, students are starting to show more pride and spirit by actually participating in spirit days and coming to games,” senior Zac Rogers said. “This really made the games more enjoyable for the players as well, because they know we actually want to see them perform well when we all are cheering in the stands.”
