Day 26

The headwinds begin. Another long day, and by the end of the day the headwinds picked up. There wasn't much in town, but everyone we met told us we had to go to the high school football game that night. High school football in Texas is like high school hockey in Minnesota. Sanderson is the only high school in the entire county, and there are 82 kids in grades K-12. Like many of the small towns in Texas, they play 6-man football. There were about 10 guys on the team, and the rest of the guys were in the band. There were about the same number of cheerleaders, and then the younger girls were "aspiring cheerleaders" who were allowed to do some of the cheers. There was one girl who couldn't have been much past 4 years old. I don't know anything about the Sanderson school district, but the stadium, uniforms, and enthusiasm were all very impressive.