Homecoming Game at Yerba Buena High School

Hannah Mendoza, Yerba Buena High School

San Jose, California- Football is a large part of high school life.  And one of the biggest, most important football games of the year for high schools is the Homecoming Game.  And the year of 2014 is the year that the Yerba Buena Warriors varsity football team decided to make YB history by winning the first Homecoming game Yerba Buena has won in years.

    It was the 24th of October, on Yerba Buena soil.  Their opponents of the night were Andrew P. Hills football team.  YB’s top rival.  Even so, the Yerba Buena Warriors varsity team was able to push through, and bring the game to an end with 21-20.  A very close game.  The Warrior’s had been in a bad slump, and they managed to overcome that, and played like a whole other team that night..

    The purpose of the Homecoming Game was to welcome back alumni to the new school year.  But if you asked students what the purpose of the game is, they wouldn’t be able to answer you.  But, even so, the tradition of Homecoming Game continues to live on in many high schools, colleges, and universities around the United States.

    According to Michael Gonzales, a Yerba Buena Senior, #67 on the Warrior’s varsity team who plays defensive tackles says the reason they won this particular Homecoming Game was due to the fact that “we just pushed ourselves.”  When I inquired as to what inspired them to win, he responded, “because we haven’t won a homecoming game before.”  And Michael has played for the Yerba Buena football team since his Freshman year.

    The Yerba Buena Warriors are now 4-3 this, and with this win they plan on continuing to push themselves to win the rest of the season and do Yerba Buena’s student populace proud.