I’ve never written a blog. Before this summer, I’d never read one, either.

But now I have to start writing them. And to spare you from a long, introductory blog, I’ll actually give you my honest opinion about a local sporting event: the West-Central Illinois All-Star Football Game held at Carlinville High School.

Now I know this game was held three weeks ago, and it’s old news by now, but man, was it awful. The field needed to be mowed, the press box was too small, and the P.A. system was far too loud — when it worked. The names and numbers in the program were wrong, and on top of that, none of our local players got to play all that much. Carrollton quarterback Jordan Brannan was relegated to defense for most of the game, and never took a snap. I’d tell you who played quarterback for Brannan’s team, but I honestly don’t know. That player wasn’t listed in the program.

To make things worse, the organizers were silly enough to place all the players from the big Springfield schools on the same team. Real fair, right? The North, led by its stable of Class AA talent, pounded the South, 45-12. Parents in the stands complained loudly that their kids weren’t getting to play. Others shouted to put the starters back in.

Now I know not everybody can walk away happy from an all-star game, but as an unbiased fan — I hope I fall under that category — I don’t think anybody left this game feeling all too cheery. It was a thousand degrees out and the game stunk in every way possible.

If I’m off-base here, let me know. You should be able to comment on the bottom of this blog, or you can e-mail me. If no one can change my mind about this game, we won’t cover it next year. If they can, maybe we will.

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