Despite the freezing weather and loss at the homecoming game, South tigers continue to keep their spirit.

At 2:30 p.m. on Friday, everybody who bought a ticket to the game went to the gym entrance while shoving and pushing each other. From the moment the security guards checked for the orange tickets, to their seats in the stands, the spirit of the South tigers was felt from afar.

As the band started playing the songs they had practiced for weeks, the gymnasium filled up with students eager to support their team. “I never liked how they put seniors next to the freshman because it’s really hard to get them to scream” said senior Lily Mooney talking about the seating at the pepfest.

The homecoming game was against Providence Academy on Friday, October 7. The tigers team consisted of players from 9th-12th grade. So far this year, the football team have had six games. Even though they all resulted in losses, there was an improvement on this game. The team has two more games scheduled with St. Paul Johnson and St. Paul Harding. The last game is going to be on the 19th of October at South. The team wants to finish the season with great pride from themselves and their school.

From the cheerleaders showcasing the exclusive and rare football to the crowd, to when the kings and queens were crowned. There were dancers performing with every inch of their body and soul while the students were letting the beat sync in.  “I think the pepfest was pretty lit especially with the new dance performances” said senior Amerti Bekele talking about how this year’s pep fest was a different one she saw since her freshman year at south.

From the roar inside the gymnasium to the game field, the crowd crossed the street hand in hand. You could see the spirit of the crowd just by the orange and black outfits spread across the stands, in solidarity with the South High colors. While the band still played their songs and the crowd continued chanting for their school, the game finally began.

“I feel like the last two days of the spirit week prepare for the game , like color day gets people in the mood” said Mooney talking about how the spirit week affects the students at south when it comes to this game.

As the temperature started plummeting and the wind picking up, the crowd wrapped themselves with blankets and those who didn’t were using the chantings and shoutings to heat up their bodies.

“We are pretty young this year, we got a lot of people just learning football” said junior Shaun Lumbar, one of the players describing how the team has been doing this year. Even though this season has not gone as well as other seasons, having new players in the sport could bring new perspective and new kind of fun to the team.

Even though the game ended with the score 6-33, the tiger players had learned many things in just this one game and the students pride never died.