[Sly Fox]

Life of Reilly
There are some games where cheering for the other side feels better than winning.
by Rick Reilly


Melinda Wright
Gainesville State players douse head coach Mark Williams in celebration.

They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.

It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.

Did you hear that? The other team's fans?

They even made a banner for players to crash through at the end. It said, "Go Tornadoes!" Which is also weird, because Faith is the Lions.

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[JMUDukes]

Wow...I've really liked the Life of Reilly, but this one is better than them all. What a story.

[4everfsu]

Sly thanks for sharing that story. It seems as they say in Texas everything is big, in this case the heart of the people in Gainesville Tx.

[Fumblerooskies]

Brought a tear to my eye...

[AZjonz]

Just a fantastic story.

Thanks for posting it, Sly.

[El Scorcho]

Good stuff.

[RagingTireFire]

After reading that, I am now diabetic.

[Cider Jim]

That coach and parents have hearts as big as TEXAS. Thanks for sharing, Sly.

[coolhandluke]

that story is really touching... I'm not going to lie, I shed a tear or two. Those people have really good hearts!

[Sly Fox]

A documentary about the story is coming out ...

http://www.oneheartmovie.com/