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Alto football games would not be the same without the band. I’m a band dad and a football dad. There were folks asking if our band could play at the scrimmages. AND there are folks who come to our games from other towns to see the band. True story. Now, I understand that if it was the Friday night of our bye week and the band decided to do their show at the stadium that we wouldn’t have the same numbers that show up to our football games. We live in Texas and that’s the main show after all! BUT, we do have higher than average support for our band program. They have a big following and lots of folks travel to the Battle of the Band contests in support of them. One other thing I would like to mention is the relationship between our band and athletic directors. Those gentlemen are on the same team and it is evident. I told Coach Meeks when he came here that our band is literally part of the defense. Lol They bring the soundtrack to Friday nights, pep rally etc. The stands are rocking from the time they enter the stadium until the school song after the game. Mr. E (band director) loves football and watches the game and knows when to be loud and when to get quiet. I’ve never seen anything like it. Need a defensive stand? They play the defense dittie. Kickoff time? They are jamming and the football players are feeling it, helmets moving to the music, even dancing. PUMPS them up as well as the crowd. I get a kick out of watching the opposing teams enjoy it and their band and fans dancing and joining in. Just brings the game experience to another level. That’s why Caleb Beames of The Red Zone recently responded to a tweet on Greg Tepper’s Twitter feed that said, and I quote: “Favorite band has to be Alto.....It’s a party every night in the stands.” We have something special cooking in Alto and are definitely blessed by great leadership. As our superintendent said in our Bond Town Hall Meeting the other night: “It’s a great day to be a Yellowjacket!”

I don't care if he starts, but give Hale at least five targets and see what he does with them. The kid is for real.

Cushing will dominate. They will score every time they get the ball. Alto will go home mad and butt hurt...... This will happen only if Alto fumbles every snap and all their players get injured and the band gets lost on the way to the game...... Cushing has no chance. Alto will get healthy and dance on the sidelines in the 2nd half

There is just something about being a visiting fan going into another’s stadium. You build an instant bond with the other Horn fans while you are there. Did it a couple of weeks ago in West Virginia.

Stay on the gas!!!!!

Alto does put on a great show. As far as what is entertaining, to each his own. It’s a lot like the difference between the spread offense and the slot-t. Some people prefer the tenacity and the old school feel of the slot-t, while others like the wide-open nature of a pass-happy spread attack. (I tend to enjoy any system that is well executed.) It’s much the same with bands. Some people enjoy the precision and hard work that goes into a good military drill, while others prefer the artistic expression built into a good corp performance. I saw both last night, and they were all well done. A good show band like Alto is fun to watch as well, especially considering they are about the only one in East Texas.

Exactly. Couldn’t have said it better myself, Sting. Our fans and ESPECIALLY our football boys would stroke smooth out without our band. They feed off of their energy.

Ridiculous for a band to ever leave a football game, contest or no contest. The Alto Band does not even take off 3rd quarter!!

Best start you could ask for

Ol' Red got the boys' coming out on fire. Probably got mad about all the Lincoln Riley rumors.

TD Dallas!!

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Automatic grounds for a divorce in Texas.

Lynx Hawthorne he will coach for free. keep it clean @NATUREBOY98

I don't mind the bands playing at all .... now train horns that's another matter, I think they should be banned! ....

It’s usually not enforced until the opposing coach asks for it, and then they usually give a warning. Like almost all Texas High School football rules, it matches up with ncaa rules. The difference is it is strictly enforced at college games. My one and only gripe with that is the fact that they have been inconsistent with keeping football players and coaches from interfering with band performances. Just this year, SFA has had a Tarleton State grad assistant elbow a piccolo player in the nose during the Lumberjack Marching Band’s halftime show. During the BOTPW, the kicker from the Sam Houston Institute of Technology and Science decided to practice field goals during the LMB’s halftime show. If there are rules that keep the bands from interfering in the game, surely they can keep football players and coaches out of the way for the 28 minutes that the bands are on the field.

I think he will play some as soon as he can play, but I agree about not needing him until the second round. We need to get our ground game back on track, moving High outside helped the overall offense but hurt the running game. 25 carries for 68 yards out of the backfield isn’t going to cut it against a better team. Carlisle plays hard and is very well coached and has no quit in them, but we are at least 3 more scores better than what we put up. Our defense was lights out again, and made changes at the half to stop what Carlisle was successful with in the first half ( good coaching). I thought 4 for Carlisle played at a high level even with his 4 Ints. I know the Carlisle fans were complaining about the ints., but when you got that defensive front after you it’s definitely not easy. Overall I was really happy with with the games results, JUST WIN, BABY!!!!!

I agree 100% he dont need to be in a leadership role at all.and I would kick him off if he throws one more fit or gets out if line in any way. I dont care how athletic a kid is. Id rather lose with good kids, then win with that bs.I want d Lewis from now and the next 2 years at qb.

Bashing of kids or coaches will not be tolerated on this site. You may get away with it elsewhere, but not on here. If it continues there will be some suspensions handed out.

I thought the biggest difference in this game was that Waskom’s offensive and defensive lines controlled the line of scrimmage. Also our Freshman FB ran with some authority, he was carrying defenders all night.

Alvarez has stumbled in the playoffs his swing only looks good if you like strong swing and misses....lol

The starting pitching matchup is going to be stellar. Cole-Scherzer; Verlander-Strausburg; Greinke-Corbin Houston should win this series, but after Washington took out LA, I will take nothing for granted.

The real team had been kidnapped by aliens, we didn’t get the real team back until halftime. All joking aside, that’s why high school football is so hard to predict, you’re dealing with a bunch of hormone enraged teenagers. There mindset dictates how they play.

No he actually played against Hallsville. Ended up not being anything serious. He rushed for 168 yards.

Mattress Mac collects on his $3.5m bet. Stros in 7.

Found your site on facebook. Great work.

I guess that would all depend on which band you were talking about. No one show up without a sport? Lol. This is not the case in Alto, Tx. Guaranteed.

Yeah but Orlando has at least been good for most of Herman’s tenure.

Everything about the defense. Lol You know our pain, your team had Mike Stoops leading the defense for years.

Hope sells. Herman has been slingin it for 3 years now.

Equating the civil rights struggle with what own worst enemy mobster Trump is going through is nauseating.

The "tolerant" left strikes again...

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But, Seriously. #StartHale

Polls don't usually sample a big number of people. I been trying to tell people there are dems in carthage but nobody would believe me. I feel like i found bigfoot!

I can see that...I just thought she is a complete idiot because she lives there and doesn't know where Richland is....

If you had 10 Friday’s for the band to play on thier own without a sport nobody would show up. Absolutely nobody! So the band aids need to take a quick lesson on te universe and learn the world does not revolve around them.

Right. I thought about that and wanted to give her that pass but, I refuse to believe that mostly everyone even on the outside knows that we are the Lobos and Grandview is some small school due south of Alvarado. Then she tried to reference Denton Guyer's state championship as if we don't have one. And to think, she clearly admitted that Guyer is her ADOPTED school; not even her actual alma mater. The nut riding and jock strap sniffing in the DFW is at an all time high.

I didn’t take that anyway other than she is an idiot....GRANDview and not LONGview are Zebras....

Star local media news people are just as bad. They Ride the jocks of their local teams so hard you start to believe the mess their telling you half the time lol.

Rush is human, like the rest of us, and has made his fair share of mistakes. Did he 'fess up to his misdeeds? I believe so. End of story.

5 years without a first round pick. It’s bold strategy, Cotton.