It Takes 11: Week 2 vs East Lansing

Varsity 2011 record: 1-1 (0-0 SEC White)

The Enemy:
Opponent:
 East Lansing
Mascot: Trojans
Last Year’s Record: 7-3
Previous Result vs. Chelsea: 24-16 EL win (2007)
Last 10 years vs. Chelsea: 1-0
Miscellany: East Lansing High School is just across town from Michigan State University. MSU is the Spartans; ELHS is the Trojans. MSU is green and white; ELHS is blue and white and wears uniforms strikingly similar to those of Penn State, an MSU rival. Perhaps best of all: ELHS fans frequently utilize the cheer “Go Blue!” — a favorite cheer of Michigan, MSU’s hated rival. I might be tempted to make MSU-related jokes, but whether by accident or by design, ELHS is as far from MSU as ethics are from OSU football.

The Photos:


Mark Moundros covers the points. Do you cover the points?


Grant Fanning will give you five good reasons.


The marching band paid tribute to CHS cross country runner Kersch Ray, who had been hit by a car that morning and was in a coma.

In the first half, Tyler Geiger grabbed an interception and returned it for a touchdown:

After that, the Chelsea defense got back to its regularly-scheduled tackling.


The student section saw the signs. They opened up their minds. They saw the signs.


This isn’t quite the intent of the slogan, but…hey, it works. Actually, it works remarkably well. Excellent work.


Frowny face.