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Grosse Pointe North-South Tailgate Draws Fans
Grosse Pointe North and South show rivalry and friendship before the rivalry game Friday.
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Sean O'Melia, North's mascot is surrounded by the cheer team at the rival game on Friday night.
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Hundreds converged on Grosse Pointe South Friday night for the annual North-South tailgate and football game.
The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce used the tailgate as a kick off to a weekend of events intended to highlight the Grosse Pointes and showcase local businesses.
Much of the tailgate was moved into the main hallway of the high school due to the rainy conditions. Several local restaurants offered a variety of foods to patrons, parents were selling North and South gear and the Judson Center Grosse Pointe sold North and South bracelets and zipper pulls.
Additionally, the Grosse Pointe South Athletic Booster Club teamed up with Bob Maxey Ford to offer test drives of a new vehicle. For every drive around the block, the school earned $20 and the driver's received a free memory stick.
The tailgate began about 5 p.m. and dwindled shortly after 7 p.m. when the game began. South took the win, 18-13 despite North's strong comeback after half-time.
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Grosse Pointe South High School
11 Grosse Pointe Blvd, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI -
North VS. South Football Game Tailgate
September 23, 2011 at 5:00 pm–7:00 pmGrosse Pointe South High School (The Front Lawn) -
Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce
63 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI -
Allison Baker
4:41 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011
Great night for Grosse Pointe!! Many thanks to Bob Maxey Lincoln for a tremendous fundraiser for the Mothers' Club of Grosse Pointe South (not the Athletic Boosters as reported above), we truly appreciate the community support! Money raised from the test drives will go to fund class room enrichment projects, college scholarships for our graduating Seniors, and historic preservation projects for our beautiful school.
David Hensley
10:12 pm on Sunday, September 25, 2011
Wow what enthusiasm. Now that is school spirit. Football, Band, and Scouts, man he does it all! Go North & Go Andres!