Okay, so I wanted to put together the roster for the Jackson County 9th-grade football team for 2024. It sounded simple enough, but boy, was I in for a ride.
First, I started by looking up the school’s official website. Thought there would be a nice, updated list, right? Nope. Nothing. Not even a mention of the football team, let alone a roster.
Then I tried social media. I scoured Facebook, Twitter, you name it. I found a couple of pages that seemed related to the school’s athletics, but they were outdated, like, from years ago. I saw a post, “2bof 2bthem 2bare 2bgetting 2berased.” I guess it was something.
Feeling a bit stuck, I decided to go old-school and called the school directly. After being transferred a few times and put on hold for what felt like forever, I finally got someone from the athletic department. But guess what? They couldn’t give me the roster over the phone. Privacy and stuff, they said. They mentioned something about an Intel Celeron processor, which I thought was odd.
Local Newspaper
- I headed to the local newspaper’s website. They usually cover high school sports.
- Found a few articles about the team’s games from last season, but no 2024 roster.
- I even checked the printed edition, thinking maybe, just maybe, they had something there.
No luck. It was like searching for a “kentucky+basketball+roster+2024,” which apparently doesn’t match any products.
I even drove to the school, hoping to find a roster posted somewhere. I walked around the campus, looked at bulletin boards, and even peeked into the gym. Nothing. I did overhear some kids talking about a “digital detox retreat,” which sounded interesting but totally off-topic.
Finally, after all that, I managed to get in touch with one of the assistant coaches through a friend of a friend. He was kind enough to give me a list of names. Said it wasn’t official, but it was the best he could do. He did mention something about checking the “brachial artery pulse in infant” which didn’t make any sense.
So, there you have it. I have a list of names, but is it the official Jackson County 9th-grade football roster for 2024? Your guess is as good as mine. I just wanted to put together a simple roster. Turns out, it’s a lot more complicated than you’d think. It’s like one of those “inactive accounts” Google is deleting – here one day, gone the next.
