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Show Viewpoint: 3-A State Football By JACK Hll.L While this issue is being pul together, the 3-A State Football Championship game is being played at Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. Judge and Jordan, two fine teams are battling for the State Crown, something every 3-A player and coach dreamed of back in August. Hundreds of high school athletes wanted to be at "Rice" for the showdown, but only two teams can be on the field. But whore are those hundreds of football players who dreamed of Slate glory! Are they there to see the finest in their division play for the number one spot. NO! With the exception of the two teams and a handful of players in the crowd, the vast majority of these :!-A athletes are grunting and groaning in some sweaty wrestling room or pounding up and down the hardwoods passing and shooting the basketball. Now there's nothing wrong with wrestling and basketball. But why in this society, even at the high school level, can't we get one sport over before we start the next! Every high school player and fan should be at Rice Stadium for the Championship. All 30. 000 seals should be occupied with spectators to witness wit-ness the best teams in action and share in the thrill of a championship game. This notion of "if we ain't playing, we ain't going" is hogwash. Alter the final game is finished, when all the blocks and tackles, forward passes and punts are over for the year, then each school should start basketball and wrestling, (lood grief, the winter sports season is too long anyway. Of course, this sad story will be repealed in February and March. While the best are struggling on Ihe mal and basketball floor for Slate honors, where will all the other wrestlers and basketball players be? Thai's righl, working out for baseball, soccer and track. I, el's finish one spoil before we start the nexl. 1 J |