One of the most heated high school football rivalries in America takes place every year in southeast Mississippi. As one long time Mississippi high school football fan stated, “Turn out the lights, lock the doors, hide the women and children because West Jones and Wayne County are playing football tonight.”
Here is what the Mustangs and War Eagles say about each other. According to a former West Jones Mustang football player, “Instead of War Eagles, we like to call them War Chickens. Our fans wear KFC buckets on their heads.” A former Mustang cheerleader commented, “They have big trucks and coon dogs.”
Wayne County War Eagles fans say, “West Jones are the rich boys; they view us as the country hicks.” Another War Eagle fan comments, “Yes sir, West Jones sees us as rednecks and ole country bumpkins.”
However, there is one thing War Eagle and Mustang fans can agree on. The West Jones and Wayne County rivalry is why the game of football was invented because it cannot get any better. The fans and players from each team may hate each other (in a football way) but they love the rivalry. Go War Chickens!
The Frascognas will be signing Gridiron Glory at Lemuria on Wednesday, November 17th at 5:00.
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