The 13th renewal of the modern-day Thanksgiving Day football series between Fairfield's two public high schools takes place tomorrow morning at the home of the Falcons on Unquowa Road. To many of us from a previous generation, the schools will always be known as Andrew Warde and Roger Ludlowe, and the rivalry pits the Crimson Eagles against the Flying Tigers.
However, this is a new era and a new generation. The Fairfield Warde Mustangs will be bidding for their fifth straight Thanksgiving Day victory, which would equal the longest streak previously established by the Crimson Eagles between 1980 and 1984.
I've attended every Thanksgiving Day game during the modern series. In fact, this will be my third game as the public address announcer (2013, 2015, 2017), all at Ludlowe. I was the master of ceremonies at halftime of the 2006 game at Warde when the football field was dedicated in honor of Fern Tetreau and Bill Davis. I've enjoyed every minute of it.
Even though I have been announcing Ludlowe's home football games for the last six years, my heart will always be with Andrew (Fairfield) Warde High School. Once a Crimson Eagle, always a Mustang.
Paul
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