The state of Michigan, and the nation as whole, experienced a great loss; the Detroit Lions lost 31-34 against the San Francisco Forty-Niners Sunday, Jan. 28. Everyone across Michigan was devastated, but particularly the students and staff of St. Louis High School were particularly destroyed.
One student in particular, sophomore Harley Mader, was distraught at the sight of the Lions losing. “It was just sad,” shared Mader. “It was so sad. They were doing so good in the first half, and they really could have clutched it.”
The Lions fumbling the game, just like they were fumbling the ball, is a widely-talked about topic at St. Louis High School currently. Senior Kylie Acker, winner of the spirit contest SLHS hosted Friday, Jan. 26, stated, “I was at Ford Field. I was there.” Acker continued, saying, “The first half of the game was so fun, and then the third quarter hit, and it was just sad. Nobody was standing and cheering. At the end of the game, it was just a saddening experience.”
“I’m really upset about what happened,” stated fellow senior Tori Patterson. “It was such a close game, and now we are going to watch two really boring teams play in the Super Bowl again. The people didn’t want the Forty-Niners to win. This is not what the people wanted!”
If the students of SLHS were saddened, though, it’s no surprise that the staff were distraught as well. The biggest Lions fan on the staff, Mrs. Hanline, commented, “I was very disappointed that we lost. I feel like a lot of things went wrong.” Many people thought that the Lions made mistakes that contributed to the loss that fateful day at Ford Field. “We should be in the Super Bowl right now. I couldn’t sleep a darn thing. My whole life was riding on that,” continued Hanline.
It seems that the general feeling at SLHS is that the Lions were the people’s heroes, and watching them lose this game was akin to watching your childhood house burn down. At the end of the day, though, it is truly a God-given miracle that the Lions made it this far.
