The two teams were faced with concerns

People see each other there, and they may not see each other any other time during the year. “Ten thousand, 15,000, 20,000 people — that type of atmosphere is like a playoff game.C. Fuller said the team, at times, was “in between two baseball fields practicing. But the real champions tomorrow will be H.

The two teams were faced with concerns far greater than winning football games, as other programs fell on hard times. “We knew we had a good team all along, we knew we had a lot of seniors.”Fuller’s Warriors would do well to dethrone the defending champs, who are gunning for a record 10th D. Interscholastic Athletic Association Championship title. … Having expectations to win, guys didn’t rise to the occasion,” Jeffries said.

"This one is just as special or more special than the other ones for the simple fact that we did start off 0-5.,"he said. "The Turkey Bowl is like a homecoming for a lot of athletes — coming together, having a good time. We can’t afford to make mistakes.Though his Crimson Tide will make their 11th straight appearance in the D.C. high school football faced a tough year. 15 to advance to the city championship.”But at a luncheon Wednesday to honor the two teams at the Verizon Center, city officials couldn’t resist getting in a few digs to show their respective allegiances. Public Schools Athletic Director Troy Mathieu said he expects 7,000 strong to attend the game at Eastern High School in Northeast Washington.

"It's the only game on Thanksgiving Day in this area that’s played — a lot of people are at home, you know, waiting for their turkeys to get done, and they’re out on the field or in the stands watching the game."Actually, it brought us together closer as a team,"he said. And because of the District’s overhaul of the public school system, Woodson’s old building was torn down, impeding the Warriors’ practice schedule and precluding them from playing true home games. Woodson Warriors at 11 a. Council Chairman Vincent Gray, a Dunbar alumnus.“It's the biggest day at this point in time,"said Dunbar head coach Craig Jeffries of the D. Woodson,"said Alexander, who represents the school in her ward.C."For the two schools, it was an improbable journey to what is billed as the Super Bowl of high school football — at least in D.”