Travel Arrangements for Away Games

We have one home game left for the remainder of the season. That means we will be travelling by bus to 6 of our remaining games (Talk about road warriors).

Due to budgetary constraints, the Freshman Team will only be allotted one bus for each away game. That means we try to put as many players into one bus. With that being said, we have to look at the best way to get the best bang for our travelling buck.

First, as a school rule, ineligible players will not be allowed to travel on the bus. Sorry, but those are the rules set forth by the school and my boss, Athletic Director Jack Lococo. If you as a parent or guardian want to furnish transportation for your son who is ineligible, I have no objection. I would like everyone be at the games to help root on the Patriots and I feel it builds our community of men to stick together.

Second, a new District rule has come into effect this year. If you are a parent and you wish to help the team out with transportation, you need to take a TB test and carry a TB test Blue Card at all times. I am a father of two players that went through the ranks in High School Baseball and I was always available to furnish rides for my sons and their team mates. But those days are over. Football is one of the few sports that provides bus rides for the players. The remaining sports will have to rely on transportaion from parents.

I suggest those of you that have sons that are going to play another sport at PHHS, you might want to get a TB test and Blue Card. The test take a few minutes and you have to return to the testing location 48 hours after the test is administered. Once you get the Blue Card, it is good for two years. If you are interested in helping out with transportation for us or down the road, please call the school nurse at PHHS for details.

Last, I have five injured players. To make room on the bus, I will bring my GMC Suburban and transport them and the managers to the game. It's going to be tight and I will make the decisions that are best for the team.