Friday football preview: Foothill High School prepares to defend its ‘Elkhorn Classic’ title

HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS WEEK FOUR OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND TODAY WE ARE AT FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL. AS THEY PREPARE TO MATCH UP WITH RIO LINDA TONIGHT. OKAY GUYS, LET’S HIT IT. MY CHARIOT AWAITS. WHOA! WE ARE GOING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR BRAND NEW FIELD. YEAH, I HAVE TIM TRUCKEE, PRINCIPAL TROPHY WITH THE TROPHY, AKA THE ELKHORN CLASSIC. WHAT’S GOING ON TONIGHT WITH THIS BIG GAME? CROSS-TOWN RIVAL. OH, JUST SUPER EXCITED TO GET TO PLAY RIO LINDA TONIGHT. ONE OF OUR DISTRICT SCHOOLS CROSS-TOWN RIVAL IN THE ELKHORN CLASSIC. IT’S SO MUCH FUN, SO MUCH ENERGY ON BOTH SIDES. NOTHING BETTER THAN A FRIENDLY RIVALRY WITH A CLOSE SCHOOL. NOW YOU GUYS ARE THE PURVEYORS OF THE CUP RIGHT NOW. ARE YOU HOPING TO MAINTAIN OR WILL YOU MAINTAIN THIS CUP TONIGHT? THE PLAN IS ALWAYS TO MAINTAIN THE CUP. THE CUP BELONGS HERE AT FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE MUSTANGS. I AM LOOKING AT ALL THE STUDENT GROUPS WE HAVE THE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM. WE HAVE THE SOCCER PLAYERS. WE HAVE THE BAND. WE HAVE THE FOOTBALL TEAM. WE HAVE THE CHEERLEADERS. EVERYBODY IS OUT. TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT SUPPORT AND THE STUDENT EXCITEMENT BEHIND THE FOOTBALL TEAM TONIGHT. OH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENTS ARE REALLY STARTING TO SHOW UP AND COME OUT AND SUPPORT ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS. THERE’S JUST SO MUCH EXCITEMENT AND WE’RE JUST THRILLED OF EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON IN THE INCREASE IN ACTIVITY HERE ON CAMPUS. IT IS INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PRINCIPAL TRUCKEE. AND WE HAVE OUR MUSTANG OUT HERE TO CHECK IT OUT. THERE WE GO. WOO! MUSTANG IN THE HOUSE ALSO. BEFORE WE GO WE WANT TO TALK WITH COACH GOMEZ. COME ON OVER HERE COACH OKAY. SO I KNOW THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT PREPARING FOR THIS BIG CROSSTOWN RIVAL. THIS DISTRICT RIVALRY HERE. WHO’S GOING TO WIN TONIGHT? OH, THE MUSTANGS, OF COURSE. RIGHT. LET’S SEE IF WE CAN GET OUR MUSTANG. CAN YOU DO ANOTHER CARTWHEEL FOR US? ALL RIGHT, SO WHILE OUR MUSTANG IS DOING ANOTHER CARTWHEEL FOR US. COACH, WHAT’S THE MAIN THING? YOU GOT TO GET THESE PLAYERS HYPED UP ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO A GAME LIKE THIS? THE KIDS ARE ALREADY HYPED. YOU KNOW, IT’S ACTUALLY JUST REMINDING THEM THE SIMPLE THINGS. IT’S ONE PLAY AT A TIME. FOCUS ON THE SMALL THINGS. FORGET THE LAST PLAY. DO YOUR JOB EACH TIME. AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEST OF LUCK TONIGHT. HOPE YOU CAN MAINTAIN THAT ELKHORN CLASSIC CUP. SO MUCH EXCITEMENT HAPPENING HERE AT FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE THE NEW TURF. THEY HAVE THE NEW SCOREBOARD. OH, LOOK AT IT. IT EVEN SAYS THANK YOU KCRA 3. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO BE OUT HERE TODAY. GAME STARTS TONIGHT AT 7:00.