Home field advantage High School

It's fricking high school football. Who the frick cares except current students and the parents of current students?

You haven't watched some of the 5A schools play then

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Who the frick cares except current students and the parents of current students

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Not around here....or in Texas. On Friday night the whole town shows up. Always been that way along the river. It's a community thing.

Hmm, I remember for a playoff game several years back Rummel went to Sulphur.

It was a packed house and the atmosphere was great. I felt as if I was on the field because the stands are so close to the action.

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It's fricking high school football. Who the frick cares except current students and the parents of current students?

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Dude, yer tuff.

When I played high school (whether it was football or lacrosse), I was always more comfortable playing at home. I could get into the same routine pre-game, felt familiar with my surroundings (idk if "sightlines" is the right word to describe, but kind of like that) on the field, was more used to the field itself (we played on FieldTurf), etc. The crowd is not going to make a big difference in HS. A lot fewer people and they're (besides the students and perhaps some parents) going to be much less raucous than a college game. But I still think based on comfort for players, home field advantage exists. Someone else mentioned the bus, as well, which I think is a good point, particularly if you're traveling to a school that's not close.