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Built on Brotherhood: Highland Park Football Captains Kick Off the 2025 Season · The Bubble Lounge (Highland Park & University Park Texas)

• 0:00
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  Speaker 1: Welcome to the Bubble Lounge.
• 1:26
  Speaker 1: I'm Martha Jackson, highland Park.
• 1:28
  Speaker 1: It is that time again Friday night.
• 1:30
  Speaker 1: Lights are back.
• 1:31
  Speaker 1: The Scots are kicking off a brand new season tomorrow night at Highlander Stadium, and the energy could not be higher.
• 1:39
  Speaker 1: Coming off of last season, our boys are hungry, fired up and ready to hit the field.
• 1:44
  Speaker 1: And this isn't just any season opener.
• 1:46
  Speaker 1: It marks Coach Randy Allen's 27th season leading the Scots.
• 1:52
  Speaker 1: To get you ready for the game tomorrow, we are sitting down with the 2025 football captains, stuart Alday, cannon Bozeman, thomas Cook and Bo Jones to share an insider's look into the 2025 HP Scott football team.
• 2:08
  Speaker 1: Guys, thank you so much for being here today.
• 2:10
  Speaker 1: Well, we have a full house in the bubble lounge today.
• 2:12
  Speaker 1: Let's start with going around the table and say your name, your position, your number and how long you've been playing football?
• 2:20
  Speaker 3: Hi, I'm Bo Jones.
• 2:22
  Speaker 3: I'm number nine, I'm an inside linebacker and I've been playing football since kindergarten.
• 2:25
  Speaker 3: So'm Bo Jones, I'm number nine, I'm an inside linebacker and I've been playing football since kindergarten, so about 11 years.
• 2:30
  Speaker 4: Hi, I'm Thomas cook.
• 2:31
  Speaker 4: I play defensive end, I'm number 11 and, like Bo, I've also been playing football since kindergarten.
• 2:39
  Speaker 5: I am Stuart all day.
• 2:40
  Speaker 5: I'm an offensive lineman.
• 2:40
  Speaker 5: I'm number 76.
• 2:41
  Speaker 5: I've also been playing football since kindergarten.
• 2:42
  Speaker 5: I'm an offensive lineman.
• 2:43
  Speaker 5: I'm number 76.
• 2:44
  Speaker 6: I've also been playing football since kindergarten.
• 2:46
  Speaker 6: I'm Cannon Bozeman, I'm a wide receiver number two and I have also been playing football since kindergarten.
• 2:53
  Speaker 1: Well, I have to tell you guys, this is always one of my most favorite episodes of the whole year.
• 2:56
  Speaker 1: We've been doing it for a while now.
• 2:58
  Speaker 1: I love talking to you guys and just getting a feel from your perspective of what the season is going to look like.
• 3:02
  Speaker 1: I and just getting a feel from your perspective of what the season is going to look like.
• 3:04
  Speaker 1: I cannot wait for it to kick off tomorrow night.
• 3:06
  Speaker 1: Tell me how you're feeling heading into tomorrow's game, like do you feel nervous?
• 3:11
  Speaker 1: Are you excited?
• 3:12
  Speaker 1: You've been like waiting for this moment for so many months.
• 3:15
  Speaker 3: You know, I think we're all very, very excited to get back out there.
• 3:19
  Speaker 3: You know, after the end that last season had, I think everybody's just ready to go and, you know, build our first break of the season.
• 3:27
  Speaker 4: Yeah, like Bo said, I think we're all just antsy to get out there Very excited and yeah, I can't wait to play.
• 3:35
  Speaker 5: I know that the excitement level amongst the team is just really, really high.
• 3:40
  Speaker 5: I've talked to multiple guys who have all mentioned that they've had trouble falling asleep at night thinking about games, like playing Heath on Friday night.
• 3:48
  Speaker 5: So we're going to be, we're ready to go and get after it.
• 3:52
  Speaker 5: Yeah, we're pumped.
• 3:57
  Speaker 1: Well, I know that the way that this season ended last year wasn't quite what we were looking for, but I feel like I can tell you guys are ready to get after it this year for sure.
• 4:07
  Speaker 1: Well, let's reflect back to last season just for a moment, because you guys had a phenomenal season.
• 4:12
  Speaker 1: I mean, everything was on fire, everything was so exciting and wonderful.
• 4:16
  Speaker 1: Tell me what you thought about it in the end.
• 4:19
  Speaker 3: In my opinion, it was an incredible group of guys.
• 4:23
  Speaker 3: Obviously not the way we wanted to end it.
• 4:25
  Speaker 3: You know we all wanted a ring on our finger but that didn't happen, and so we're, you know, excited to get back out there tomorrow night.
• 4:34
  Speaker 3: But really, I think a big part of last year, what made us so successful, is we were just, we were able to, you know, hang in there like didn't Ryan and uh, the semi-final game, uh, you know we got down 14-0, but we were, we were unwavered and you know, we came back and a really great comeback for us yeah, I mean obviously, uh, seeing how last season went, we definitely had a really good group of guys last year and, um, I think their leadership last year definitely will carry over to this year.
• 5:05
  Speaker 4: uh, but yeah, even though it didn't end the way we wanted to, I think that loss really kind of just gives us a drive for this season and I think it'll be the reason that we go so far.
• 5:16
  Speaker 5: I really think that the seniors last year laid the foundation for us.
• 5:20
  Speaker 5: This year.
• 5:21
  Speaker 5: We're dealing with injuries right now and people are stepping up left and right, which is great to see for us this year.
• 5:24
  Speaker 5: We're dealing with injuries right now and people are stepping up left and right, which is great to see for us and the leadership and other seniors who have really stepped up and made a role for themselves.
• 5:35
  Speaker 5: However, they are doing that and we're really excited about that.
• 5:39
  Speaker 6: Yeah, I think last year kind of Thomas touched on this, but we were not picked to win some of those games, and I think we really thrive off of moments like that where we're kind of Thomas touched on this, but like we were not picked to win some of those games, and I think we really thrive off of moments like that where we're kind of the underdogs and we have something to prove, and losing in the state championship last year gave us like the most something to prove this year.
• 5:54
  Speaker 6: So I think we're going to come into every game with that kind of chip on our shoulder like we're going to get what was ours from last year well I I absolutely agree.
• 6:04
  Speaker 1: Anytime, we've had teams on here before when things didn't go the way that they went into the previous season.
• 6:09
  Speaker 1: It just adds fuel to the fire.
• 6:12
  Speaker 1: Come into the season this year ready to go.
• 6:14
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• 7:14
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• 7:15
  Speaker 1: So tell me how it feels to be a captain this year.
• 7:18
  Speaker 4: I know that everyone we've had before you has told the stories of how they heard the news that they were becoming captains, and it's always such such a treat here how they heard it and how they become captains yeah, so basically what we do on how we become captains is um at uh, around the end of the previous season, uh, the player, the seniors and the juniors on the team, or incoming seniors and juniors they'll vote on a player committee, which normally consists of 12, we have 14 this year and out of that 14 that we had this year, we'll each give a speech and the rest of the players on the team will vote for who they think captains should be based on their speeches.
• 8:00
  Speaker 6: Yeah, something that I thought was also pretty fun is that once you get voted captain, we all go to coach Allen's office and we call our moms in front of everybody.
• 8:11
  Speaker 6: So I was not expecting that, but that was a pretty cool tradition that was.
• 8:16
  Speaker 5: That was really one of the fun parts of the getting selected.
• 8:19
  Speaker 5: That day is when coach Allen, we go over to the Clemens Center in the other room and sat down.
• 8:24
  Speaker 5: He was like, well, I want you guys to call your moms and all we got to hear are moms' reactions.
• 8:28
  Speaker 5: We just found out about that.
• 8:30
  Speaker 5: So that was really fun, yeah.
• 8:33
  Speaker 3: I also think another fun part about it was Coach Allen had all the captains from last year come back and announce who was going to be the incoming captains for this next year, and so it was a cool deal to kind of see them pass down the torch to us.
• 8:47
  Speaker 1: Okay, well, I love hearing all this.
• 8:49
  Speaker 1: I want to hear because you know I'm a mom obviously like how did the moms react?
• 8:54
  Speaker 1: Because I can only imagine what, what my reaction on the phone would have been when you called me, with coach allen in the background I mean, we, we didn't really, uh, say anything.
• 9:05
  Speaker 3: Uh, coach Allen was kind of like tell your mom what happened.
• 9:08
  Speaker 3: And we're like, oh yeah, we're me, thomas, stuart and Cannon, we're all captains.
• 9:14
  Speaker 4: And she's like, oh my gosh, and I think that was the reaction from most of our moms yeah, I think it might be safe to say that my mom had the most the loudest reaction out of all.
• 9:28
  Speaker 4: The phone almost went silent because it cut out because she was screaming so loud.
• 9:30
  Speaker 4: To say that my mom had the loudest reaction out of all the phone almost went silent because it cut out because she was screaming so loud.
• 9:34
  Speaker 4: But no, it was definitely a very exciting moment for them to see them all excited about new news and all that.
• 9:45
  Speaker 5: If I do remember right, Ms Cook did scream very, very loud because she had no idea that Coach Allen was in the room.
• 9:48
  Speaker 5: I'm pretty sure oh my gosh, I think Thomas forgot to say that we're in the office with Coach Allen right now.
• 9:53
  Speaker 5: But I think all of our moms, we could tell how excited they were for us and how much it means to them and shows that they've been successful enough as parents that we're leading the team now.
• 10:06
  Speaker 6: Yeah, my mom was also excited.
• 10:07
  Speaker 6: I mean, everyone's mom was great, but I think it was kind of a mix of excitement and also it's a lot of work for the moms.
• 10:14
  Speaker 6: So she was kind of excited and also like got to gear up for a whole lot of work to do.
• 10:20
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, that totally makes sense and I love that those are such good reactions.
• 10:24
  Speaker 1: I can only imagine how I would have been on the speakerphone.
• 10:28
  Speaker 1: So, uh, who's in charge of the music in the locker room?
• 10:32
  Speaker 1: Like when you guys are getting hyped up and like getting ready for the games and everything, I always like to know what kind of music you guys listen to we all kind of listen to our own music.
• 10:42
  Speaker 5: We all either have our airpods in.
• 10:44
  Speaker 5: The locker is usually really quiet and it's kind of eerie before the game.
• 10:47
  Speaker 5: So we it's kind of a cool thing when you walk in you know there's not really a lot of uh noise in the locker room.
• 10:53
  Speaker 5: Everybody's got their headphones in to listen to their own thing.
• 10:56
  Speaker 5: Like I know I on game day, like I listen to a lot of like the older rock.
• 10:59
  Speaker 5: I know a lot of people like rap music.
• 11:02
  Speaker 3: Uh, very few people listen to some other stuff uh, I mean, yeah, when you walk into that locker room it is, like Stuart said, a very eerie feeling.
• 11:13
  Speaker 3: But you know, to all of us it's business as usual and so we all have our headphones on and we're kind of just locked in, you know, scrolling on our phone, whatever.
• 11:22
  Speaker 3: But I'm a big country and alternative rock type of guy.
• 11:26
  Speaker 3: But then after the game, coach Allen comes in and he's got his big speaker and he's playing YMCA and we're all getting up on the table and dancing and stuff.
• 11:37
  Speaker 4: So it's a fun deal Coach Allen, coach Allen, dancing as well.
• 11:41
  Speaker 3: Yes, Coach Allen included.
• 11:42
  Speaker 1: This is something we have never heard on the Bubble Lounge.
• 11:44
  Speaker 1: This is good information.
• 11:46
  Speaker 1: I'm loving every moment of it.
• 11:48
  Speaker 1: Tell us more.
• 11:50
  Speaker 5: Yeah, so when we, when we get done with the game, we come into our our off our meeting room and we have the like there's chance that the seniors lead.
• 12:00
  Speaker 5: We all we don't we're not going to get into the chance really, but I mean we there's there's chance that we lead.
• 12:05
  Speaker 5: And then you know Coach Allen comes in, the speaker, and you know we're having fun.
• 12:08
  Speaker 5: All the coaches and all the players in there were jumping around.
• 12:10
  Speaker 5: He's got music playing and then he tells us if we have Saturday practice or not, which kind of sets the mood for the after we're walking out.
• 12:18
  Speaker 5: But it's super fun.
• 12:19
  Speaker 5: He gets into it.
• 12:21
  Speaker 5: You know he really loves that's.
• 12:22
  Speaker 5: His favorite part, I think, of Friday nights is after the games.
• 12:24
  Speaker 5: When he went in the meeting room.
• 12:26
  Speaker 1: I love it, yeah Well.
• 12:27
  Speaker 1: So I think people really love to know behind the scenes stuff and that I mean that is some good stuff right there.
• 12:34
  Speaker 1: But about each of you just like anything that you have hidden talents, people in the stands, what they would love to hear about you Funny stories, skills, hidden skills, any pregame quirks, superstitions, share it all.
• 12:49
  Speaker 3: So my superstition that I do before the game my mom always has to make me avocado toast before the game and I can only take three bites of it.
• 13:00
  Speaker 3: It's a really weird superstition, but that's kind of my thing.
• 13:05
  Speaker 4: Me and Stuart actually kind of share a superstition.
• 13:07
  Speaker 4: So every Friday after school we'd get out a little bit early for the games and we'd go straight to Jimmy John's.
• 13:13
  Speaker 4: And the weirdest part about it is the two times we didn't go to Jimmy John's.
• 13:17
  Speaker 4: Last year was Cherry Creek and State, which were the two games we lost.
• 13:21
  Speaker 4: So we are definitely going to make sure not to skip a Jimmy John's trip this season.
• 13:25
  Speaker 6: I guess my superstition is that I'll just listen to the same songs going to school that day, which is like kind of boring one, but that's, that's kind of mine.
• 13:33
  Speaker 6: And then, like a skill, I'm really good at bumper pool, I think I'm.
• 13:38
  Speaker 4: I can also do a backflip.
• 13:40
  Speaker 3: I can do a backflip.
• 13:41
  Speaker 3: There's also another hidden talent in here.
• 13:43
  Speaker 3: Stuart can do a very, very good Donald Trump accent if he would like to do that on this podcast, right?
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  Speaker 1: Okay, guys, so let's talk about your journey.
• 14:35
  Speaker 1: You've been kind of playing together since the seventh grade and you've come up through the program.
• 14:39
  Speaker 1: Tell us what's been going on.
• 14:41
  Speaker 5: Well, one of my favorite parts about the program that's something that we stick with, it's been every day that we've been in practices and workouts is the, the six core values of the team.
• 14:52
  Speaker 5: And those six core values are you know, it's a commitment, enthusiasm, mental and physical toughness, teamwork, integrity and tradition, and all all six of those core values you hear those from when you come to the football camp, when you're in second grade.
• 15:04
  Speaker 5: You hear them in seventh grade all the way on, and we, we still we talk about them.
• 15:09
  Speaker 5: Every week a coach will talk about them and it's so.
• 15:11
  Speaker 5: It's like those core values are one of those important things and those are one of the first things that you hear about.
• 15:15
  Speaker 5: And then also, you know, 7th and 8th grade-wise, you're running the same plays that we're running at the high school mostly.
• 15:23
  Speaker 5: I mean, obviously there's differences in certain aspects of it, but it's really really helpful for, like, a young, like especially an offensive line.
• 15:32
  Speaker 5: It's helpful for a young 7th and 8th grader to, you know, run the same plays that we're running and then he knows what he's doing.
• 15:38
  Speaker 4: So yeah, I think one of the coolest parts of our program is uh, it kind of goes off our slogan this year built on brotherhood.
• 15:48
  Speaker 4: Uh, you're playing with the kids that you've grown up with and, like some of these other schools, like jesuit parish, they'll recruit kids from like outside that I mean they'll.
• 15:53
  Speaker 4: They'll come together in high school, obviously, but they don't have that same team chemistry that you build from playing Y football together, sixth man and fourth grade.
• 16:01
  Speaker 4: But yeah, I think that's really just what connects us so well and I think that's definitely one of the biggest things that makes us such a great team.
• 16:11
  Speaker 6: For me.
• 16:12
  Speaker 6: In sixth and seventh and eighth grade I went to Providence so I wasn't in the Highland Park program.
• 16:16
  Speaker 6: And then I remember freshman year kind of coming and not knowing any of the plays and getting chewed out on like the first day of practice and coming home and trying to study the playbook.
• 16:26
  Speaker 6: Like one thing that doesn't get talked about enough is how open and friendly everybody is at Howland Park and like how you can come in being new and they're going to be friendly and accept you and really make you feel like you're part of the family.
• 16:39
  Speaker 6: And that's our slogan this year is built on brotherhood and that really lives up to.
• 16:43
  Speaker 6: This team feels more like a family than anything.
• 16:47
  Speaker 3: Yeah, kind of piggybacking off of that.
• 16:48
  Speaker 3: You know the brotherhood that we form playing football is so, so unmatched, especially here at Highland Park to anywhere else.
• 16:58
  Speaker 3: You know we're all hanging out on the weekends, you know, watching football.
• 17:04
  Speaker 3: You know we're with each other so much.
• 17:07
  Speaker 3: You know you just become family Like you don't really, you know, have a choice to become family, but it's one of the best, best things ever.
• 17:17
  Speaker 1: Well, so, besides yourselves, who are some of your teammates we should be watching out for, and I especially want to know who this year's can man will be um, so well, one of the guys that I think we should definitely watch out for is, uh, lee wagner.
• 17:33
  Speaker 4: He's, uh, he's playing right next to me this year, um, at linebacker, um, and he, he'll be a very good run stopper this year yeah, I think one person from the defensive line they should be working watching out for this year he was on JV last year Henry Hobbs.
• 17:50
  Speaker 4: He's undoubtedly strongest count on our team.
• 17:52
  Speaker 4: I think he squats around like 600 pounds something like that, something insane, but he's me really good this year.
• 17:57
  Speaker 4: He's been working hard in the offseason and he will definitely a big be a big part of our defense this year.
• 18:02
  Speaker 4: And going off, the Can-Man our Can-Man this year is Coleman Schultz.
• 18:06
  Speaker 4: I think he completely embodies everything that Can-Man is he's loud, he gets into the game and I think he's just the perfect match for the Can-Man.
• 18:18
  Speaker 5: When I think of guys that we need to look out for, I've got a, you know, one name on the offensive line playing center for us george hunt.
• 18:24
  Speaker 5: He's going to be an absolute stud for us this year.
• 18:26
  Speaker 5: He's real smart and he's been working really hard this offseason, so we're really excited that he's stepped in and he's taking that fifth man spot of the offensive line and he's taking this seriously and I loved having that.
• 18:38
  Speaker 5: And then the other one everyone knows him, but Buck Randall.
• 18:44
  Speaker 5: I mean, I think he's going to be better, better than he was last year.
• 18:47
  Speaker 5: I'm really excited to have him back.
• 18:48
  Speaker 5: It's going to be fun for us, you know, and cannons over here.
• 18:53
  Speaker 1: He's ready to talk.
• 18:56
  Speaker 5: Obviously ready to go.
• 18:57
  Speaker 6: We love Buck.
• 18:58
  Speaker 6: I think someone that's really going to to stand out this year is Jack Morris.
• 19:03
  Speaker 6: He's a backup inside receiver and he has been putting in a lot of work that people can like.
• 19:10
  Speaker 6: It's clear to see in his performance in spring and in the fall scrimmages we've had so far, and I think he's going to be really, really good for us this year.
• 19:19
  Speaker 1: Okay, so Jack Morris, not to be confused with Jack.
• 19:23
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• 19:27
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  Speaker 1: Okay, well, without giving away any secret, what is the mindset going into this game tomorrow night?
• 20:52
  Speaker 3: I mean, obviously the mindset is to win, but you know, a big thing that you know we have talked about is be where your feet are.
• 21:01
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• 21:03
  Speaker 3: So don't look at Lovejoy next week.
• 21:06
  Speaker 3: Just don't take any moments for granted, especially this year, with it being our senior year.
• 21:15
  Speaker 3: Our mindset not to be violent or anything but to kill everybody in our path and just get as many wins as possible.
• 21:23
  Speaker 4: Yeah, I think one of the most important things going into this game is a sense of confidence.
• 21:26
  Speaker 4: I think the sense of confidence that we get is from how hard we work in practice and really just everything that goes on behind the scenes.
• 21:38
  Speaker 4: But obviously not to get too overconfident.
• 21:38
  Speaker 5: But having a sense of confidence going to the game is definitely a very important factor I think for us, I mean another, you know, the thing that comes up is kill or be killed.
• 21:45
  Speaker 5: Uh, coach webb over at heath is that.
• 21:48
  Speaker 5: Is it, coach webb?
• 21:49
  Speaker 5: Still?
• 21:49
  Speaker 3: he's over there at heath.
• 21:50
  Speaker 5: You know he's known coach allen.
• 21:52
  Speaker 5: You know coach wells, coach france.
• 21:53
  Speaker 5: He's known a lot of the coaches forever and he's talking about how one of the only things he hasn't done on his resume is beat Coach Allen at home.
• 21:59
  Speaker 5: So that's kind of you know something he's like.
• 22:01
  Speaker 5: When I do it I'm going to make sure to let y'all know I did it.
• 22:03
  Speaker 5: So we're you know, we're you know it's a, it's a killer we killed and we're going to come out and we hope to kill that night.
• 22:09
  Speaker 6: So I would say coming into this game like kind of with a chip on your shoulder and play kind of pissed off about level that we take it to.
• 22:20
  Speaker 1: Okay, so, as you know, the whole community is very all about the Highland Park football team and we love supporting you guys.
• 22:27
  Speaker 1: How does it feel just knowing that the entire town is here ready to show up for you guys?
• 22:34
  Speaker 5: Well, that's what makes it special for us on Friday nights, especially at home, is that we have a sold out stadium and it's filled with pretty much every person that lives in the park cities is there and people that come from out of the park cities just to watch us play football.
• 22:47
  Speaker 5: So that's kind of a really cool feeling when you get to, when you think about it, and that we could just, you know, do something that we love in front of that many people that all just appreciate it just as much as we appreciate them.
• 22:58
  Speaker 4: Yeah, I think the other captains here can vouch for you, but the feeling of walking out and seeing those 10,000 people packed in the stands is unmatched.
• 23:06
  Speaker 4: I mean like the butterflies in your stomach, the noise in the crowd and just everything going on.
• 23:10
  Speaker 4: It's really hard to replicate anywhere else.
• 23:13
  Speaker 3: Yeah, I do like what Thomas said right there.
• 23:17
  Speaker 3: You know, there's not a whole lot of places like Highland Park.
• 23:20
  Speaker 3: There's hardly anywhere where you can sell out your stadium every friday night, especially with 10 000 to 12 000 fans or however, however much highlander can hold.
• 23:30
  Speaker 3: But you know, the just the sheer amount of noise that our fans make just gives us so much momentum in the games.
• 23:36
  Speaker 3: Like it's.
• 23:37
  Speaker 3: It's unseen to the people in the crowd but to us on the field.
• 23:41
  Speaker 3: You know, here hearing that noise on a third down or you know we score a touchdown and the crowd erupts, it's unmatched.
• 23:49
  Speaker 6: Yeah, I'd say kind of what Bo said, but just like that crowd and that whole community behind us just gives us like this energy that you can feel it on the sideline, you can hear it in the stands and like when you're playing it really like makes you play better.
• 24:05
  Speaker 1: Well, I can agree.
• 24:05
  Speaker 1: I go to a lot of sports events for Highland Park and there's nothing more unmatched than just feeling all the energy, the band bells, the cheerleaders, everyone that's out there that makes Friday Night Lights so special, like it really like.
• 24:21
  Speaker 1: The energy out there is so amazing and unmatched.
• 24:24
  Speaker 5: I would love to say we love our band.
• 24:27
  Speaker 5: Their band is amazing.
• 24:28
  Speaker 5: They do a great job every Friday night and they're really loud and they play great music and we love it and I think that they are really important to giving us energy on Friday nights as well.
• 24:38
  Speaker 3: We love all the people that come out to support us.
• 24:40
  Speaker 3: Not to be confused with what Stuart said we love our bells, we love our band, we love our cheer.
• 24:46
  Speaker 3: You know, the only really sport that gets all of that is football, so it's very special to us.
• 24:54
  Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't think we'd be the same team without all of them.
• 24:57
  Speaker 1: Well, so you guys have something really big coming up.
• 24:59
  Speaker 1: You have the kaniak supper and the auction coming up and every team, every organization at highland park.
• 25:05
  Speaker 1: We all have our things and reasons that we need to raise money and just like to help our organizations.
• 25:11
  Speaker 5: Do better tell us what's coming up for you guys so the kaniak supper is a event on the fr Friday afternoon before the Pulaski game and it's in the school cafeteria.
• 25:23
  Speaker 5: You get a ticket, you get canes and then you get to come to the walk over to the stadium for a great football game that night as well.
• 25:31
  Speaker 5: We're really excited for that one.
• 25:32
  Speaker 5: All it is is just fundraising for the team.
• 25:36
  Speaker 5: Super fun.
• 25:37
  Speaker 5: There will be football players in there like younger JV guys and they're helping in there and it's super cool for the younger kids in Highland Park.
• 25:46
  Speaker 5: They get to kind of be around them.
• 25:48
  Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, speaking of the Kaniak fundraiser, you know it's very important for you know our football team because it goes into.
• 25:54
  Speaker 3: You know the equipment that we get and you know the stadium renovations that we get.
• 25:57
  Speaker 3: And you know the stadium renovations that we get, like, for instance, this year, uh, y'all get to see it tomorrow night.
• 26:03
  Speaker 3: Um, we got new lights that uh will flash and blink and stuff.
• 26:08
  Speaker 6: Um, it should be really cool and then another thing that it helps fund is our game on like program, so that family members or friends that maybe can't make it to the games or that live in a different state can still watch us play, and so that that is a huge benefit for people that can't always come to highlander.
• 26:27
  Speaker 5: Speaking of the game on, like I know I'm not the only one, but I know my grandma watches every game on game on On friday nights and I always get a text immediately after the games from her, which is means it means the world to me, because she can't really come out to the stadium and watch.
• 26:40
  Speaker 5: So the game on is super important for us in broadcasting.
• 26:43
  Speaker 4: Yeah, I know my grandma watches all my games too, so if you're listening to this, thank you for the support, I guess going off Canes.
• 26:49
  Speaker 4: On a less serious note, one thing that was pretty fun that I'd like to bring up is we actually all all the player committee went and worked at Canes the other weekend.
• 26:59
  Speaker 4: Whether it was taking orders at the drive-thru, calling out names at the desk, taking orders at the desk, picking up trash, cleaning the tables, it was definitely a very fun experience.
• 27:13
  Speaker 1: Well, I love that you guys did that, because I know Cane's is such a staple in this community and they do so much for your team and everything.
• 27:18
  Speaker 1: But let's talk about a few things.
• 27:21
  Speaker 1: Let's do our rapid fire.
• 27:22
  Speaker 1: We've been doing this lately, so who would be most likely to forget their helmet?
• 27:28
  Speaker 3: I got an easy answer for that Lee Wagner.
• 27:30
  Speaker 3: Last year.
• 27:32
  Speaker 3: After practice I get a call from Lee and he's like do you know where I parked?
• 27:37
  Speaker 3: And I was like Lee, I didn't drive your car, I don't know where you park.
• 27:41
  Speaker 3: And he was like oh shoot, I don't remember where I parked and I was like Lee, I didn't drive your car.
• 27:43
  Speaker 3: I don't know where you parked.
• 27:44
  Speaker 3: He was like, oh shoot, I don't remember where I parked and I was like, okay, how are you going to?
• 27:46
  Speaker 3: How are you going to find it?
• 27:47
  Speaker 3: He's like uh, I'm using the panic button, which you know gets the horn of the car.
• 27:52
  Speaker 3: Um, so he was tracking his car by using his panic button.
• 27:59
  Speaker 1: Okay, I like Lee.
• 28:00
  Speaker 1: Already.
• 28:00
  Speaker 1: I can identify with him.
• 28:02
  Speaker 1: I have been there and done that many times.
• 28:03
  Speaker 1: Lee, I love you, so what is the best post-game meal?
• 28:09
  Speaker 6: I think I go to IHOP after every game and I get their big steak omelet and then I get some gluten-free chocolate chip pancakes.
• 28:19
  Speaker 6: It's really good.
• 28:21
  Speaker 6: I mean like it's literally after every game, and I'll probably continue that tradition this year too.
• 28:27
  Speaker 1: Okay.
• 28:27
  Speaker 1: So if the team was stranded on a desert island, who's surviving the longest?
• 28:33
  Speaker 4: I know we actually have a couple Boy Scouts on our team.
• 28:35
  Speaker 4: I'd love to shout one out Hatcher Phillips.
• 28:37
  Speaker 4: He actually dragged a couple of us into his Eagle Scout project the other weekend, but I think he'd be a great contestant for it.
• 28:44
  Speaker 4: Having all those Boy Scout skills under his belt, I think he'd be a good choice for that.
• 28:49
  Speaker 1: So if you could switch a position on the football team, what would it be?
• 28:54
  Speaker 5: Well, I'm an offensive lineman.
• 28:56
  Speaker 5: Typically the offensive linemen don't get near as much glory as the running backs or the receivers, and there's always some itch in me that wants to be a receiver running down the sideline with the ball in his hand scoring a touchdown, and instead I'm running behind him, catching up and celebrating with him like cannon all the time.
• 29:15
  Speaker 5: That happened way too many times last year.
• 29:18
  Speaker 5: I wish I got one or two of those.
• 29:19
  Speaker 1: Well, you know, it takes a lot of people to make it all happen.
• 29:22
  Speaker 1: It's not just one person.
• 29:23
  Speaker 1: So, yes, you have definitely played a role.
• 29:25
  Speaker 1: Well, guys, thank you so much for being here.
• 29:28
  Speaker 1: I cannot wait for football season to start Super excited.
• 29:31
  Speaker 1: I know the whole town is excited.
• 29:33
  Speaker 1: Thank you so much.
• 29:35
  Speaker 3: Go.
• 29:35
  Speaker 1: Scots.
• 29:36
  Speaker 1: That's been another episode of the Bubble L.