Friday Night Sights

The crowd was fired up all night!

Seimou Smith didn’t get lost on the way to the huddle – his night included the marching band’s halftime performance. Now that’s a dual threat!

Football, much like newspaper work, can dehydrate. So Walters Ndi battled recurring cramps with the help of trainer Hannah Cullen and a bottle of Gatorade.

A football game tableau. On a table.

Coaching never stops, as you can tell by the intensity on defensive coordinator Mike Pelletier’s face.

The scene was crazy during Concord’s 34-27 win over Bedford in a battle of unbeatens, drawing what Monitor sports editor Sandy Smith called the most boisterous crowd she’s seen at a Concord High game since 2004. Media was out in full force, with New Hampshire Chronicle on hand to film a feature – in front of a monster crowd and dancing cheerleaders.

The players get to wear shorts – as well as those awesome mesh pinnies from gym class – while getting their reps in.

The Concord High football team goes through a walkthrough on Thursday, stepping on the game field for the first time. Head coach Eric Brown gets his smiles in then, since you never know what game day will bring

Wright heads toward the end zone ... by following the line laid out by John Andersch (background).

It wouldn’t be much of a game without a field to play it on. Tom “Kite” Wright takes care of that, lining the grass a few days ahead of time. Here, he mixes some of the roughly 40 gallons required to paint the field each week.