When Water Canyon High started its basketball team a few years ago, the small crowd at the first game was silent. The residents didn’t know how to react, having never been to a game before. Now at the school's first football game, they were roaring.
You could see the compound from the stands of the football stadium as the sun set and the scoreboard lit up to take its place. The football stadium is newer, taller and there’s hope for more things like it to come in.
To many in Hildale, Water Canyon High School and the football team have now become a symbol of the way forward.The 45-year-old coach pulls at his dark beard and mustache when he’s stressed, and the first quarter was taxing for his chin. That included his son, Dylan Horsley, and a few boys who’d played on his flag football league, though they’d never played tackle .
“Most of us are just totally new to this,” said Fred Jessop, who’s playing defensive tackle. He’d never touched a football before this spring. Jessop got a tackle early in the first quarter, sending a puff of red dust into the air. The grass hadn’t quite taken to the dry desert dirt yet. His dad cheered.In a huddle just outside the stadium, Horsley reminded them of the plays they’d practiced. “Yes, coach,” the players answered, trying not to be discouraged.
“Every other town in America probably knows what to do,” Horsley said, “but it just wasn’t part of the culture here.”
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