Personal Narrative Essay: The Last Game Of High School Football

I can still remember the numbness that flooded my body after I took my last glance at that scoreboard for the rest of my life. I never thought the day would come where I would walk off that football field for the last time. That Friday night my high school, Kenowa Hills, was facing Mona Shores. This was the very last game of the season. Mona Shores was ranked number two in the state and reporters were already projecting us to lose. All season we anticipated this game. Although some feared it, many could not wait to prove the critics wrong. This game was a must win for us because it determined whether we would advance to the playoffs. I have never experienced a game with as much emotion as this one.
Taking that walk from the locker room to the stadium gave you a feeling only a football player could ever feel. The determination, focus, and also a lot of nervousness flooded through our minds. This time, it could …show more content…
Seeing some of the toughest people I have ever met weep and tremble made me realize how much football meant to us. It all started when we were kids and now we just completed our last high school football game. Playing with one another over several years creates a bond that can never be broken. All those two a day practices, waking up for morning lifting, and devoting your whole life to football, makes that bond even stronger because all of us see how much of our lives we sacrificed for the team. All the conditioning and drills during practice would have us on the ground screaming trying to find air, yet no one ever quit. No one ever gave up. We only pushed each other to limits we never thought we could reach. In that locker room that night, those were not just my teammates, they were my family. Not a day goes by where I do not think about my teammates and memories we made. Those Friday nights will always be my favorite