MINOR UPDATES MADE ON APRIL 17 THE GAME: Woodward Avenue in Detroit is one of the most famous thoroughfares in America.  Woodward runs from the Detroit River north to Pontiac (MI) 30-miles away.  North Tonawanda left on foot early for the D.A.C. field and arrived about 12:30pm for the scheduled 2:30pm start.  Madison took virtually the same route and arrived at 2:15. The field had been mapped out by officials with a rope that outlined noting where the fans and player substitu

I had planned on doing just one blog on the first high school national championship team. I've used the analogy before...to paraphrase Forest Gump, when you do research, you never know what you're going to get. I got a lot more than what you will see in the three, but I condensed the information, and the one blog has turned into three. It's all history. I hope you like them. One of the first stories that was in my book and the very first story blog was a reprint of the bo

Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs at Milwaukee Marquette, November 1. 1985 and November 13, 1985 There were some questionable comments and actions after the first game in 1984.  These comments and actions all led up to even more events leading up to the second game Playing football in November can be a dicey affair in dealing with the weather in Wisconsin.  It’s like, as Forest Gump, said in referring to a box of chocolates, in this case the weather, you never know what you will