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FRIDAY NIGHT THREATENED BY
RAIN. GOOD EVENING I'M MARK
ALLAN. AND I'M PAM ELLIOT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE FANS WHO
ARE GETTING SOAKED..BUT THE
SCHOOLS THAT DEPEND ON THE
MONEY FROM FOOTBALL TO HELP
FUND OTHER SPORTS.
JORDAN BURGESS IS LIVE WITH
WHY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS ARE
TAKING A BIG HIT FROM MOTHER
NATURE IN OUR TOP STORY AT
5-30.
THIS IS HOMECOMING NIGHT
HERE AT VANDALIA BUTLER HIGH
SCHOOL. IF YOU HAD TO PICK A
KING SO FAR THIS SEASON..IT'S
BEEN THE WEATHER. IF THE
SHOWERS HOLD COURT AGAIN
TONIGHT..AS BRIAN SAYS THEY
WILL..THE PARADE WON'T BE THE
ONLY THING BEING RAINED ON.
DELAY ON LOUD SPEAKER SOME
OF THE BEST RUNS THIS YEAR IN
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HAVE BEEN
BY FANS RUSHING TO GET TO
THEIR CARS AS A STORM HITS.
IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR WITH
RAINOUTS. MOST TEAMS HAVE
ALREADY HAD TWO GAMES
RESCHEDULED OR CUT SHORT BY
THE WEATHER. AND THOSE GRAY
SKIES CAN COST A LOT OF GREEN.
IT AFFECTS THE CROWDS COMING
OUT. HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO
THE GAMES TO SUPPORT THE KIDS.
SO FAR THE CLOUDS HAVE BEEN
KIND TO VANDALIA-BUTLER. IT
WAS ON THE ROAD FOR THOSE TWO
STORMY GAMES. BUT NOW THE
FORECAST IS FOR ANOTHER AERIAL
ASSAULT BY MOTHER NATURE.
WITH ONLY FOUR HOME GAMES
SCHEDULED THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF
THE NORMAL FIVE...A SINGLE
NIGHT OF SOGGY STANDS COULD
PROVE COSTLY. THAT REVENUE
HELPS DRIVE OTHER SPORTS TOO.
WHEN WE DON'T GET THE CROWDS
OUT IT HURTS OUR ECONOMICS AND
OUR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.
EVEN WITH GOOD
WEATHER...ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
RYAN ROGERS SAYS IT'S GETTING
HARDER AND HARDER EACH YEAR TO
FILL THESE STANDS. THERE'S SO
MUCH TO DO NOWADAYS. HOME
THREATRES. ALL KINDS OF OTHER
SITUATIONS FOR KIDS AND
PARENTS TO GO TO THAT SEEMS TO
BE DRIVING OUR POPULATION DOWN
AT OUR GAMES. BUT THOSE
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS STILL HAVE
A WAY OF DRAWING PEOPLE
IN...AS LONG AS MOTHER NATURE
DOESN'T SEND THEM RUSHING HOME.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG GAME.
WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CROWD
OUT THERE. RAIN OR SHINE.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY. AS LONG
AS THERE'S NO LIGHTNING WE'RE
GONNA PLAY.
SO WE'LL BE WATCHING THE
SKIES TONIGHT. BUT RAIN OR
SHINE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CATCH
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT ON
OPERATION FOOTBALL OF
COURSE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE
ARBY'S LEE'S TAILGATE GOING ON
OUT HERE. REPORTING
LIVE..JORDAN BURGESS. 2NEWS.