| | Published January 21st, 2008
| Rival Fans Show New Spirit Style
| |  | | Photo Jordan Fong
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At Miramonte's DFAL league opener on Friday, January 6, the Mats packed the student section in their signature green, but with a new twist -- festive hats and pep rally pompons some fans wore as wigs.
Meanwhile, Campo football players arrived for the game in Miles "Got Milk?" Macy t-shirts, spoofing Cougar starting point guard Macy, a milk-drinking senior who played wide receiver for Campo's football team. By halftime, though, most of the "Got Milk?" shirts were off, replaced with the time-honored Cougar student fan fashion - a favorite basketball jersey.
Three days later, on January 9, Acalanes hosted the Mats for the Don's first home DFAL game, but conflicting athletic events, including the Mats' football banquet, meant most Miramonte student fans were M.I.A. and missed seeing their Lafayette rival's first-ever "white out" bleacher section as well as the debut of the Don's drum line.
"The '6th Man' never dies," said Acalanes senior Christian Talavera, after the game, referring to the t-shirts traditionally worn by Acalanes fans. But, he explained, Acalanes' student leadership wanted to pump up the school spirit this year by trying something new for the first Lamorinda DFAL match-up.
The drum line? That, says Acalanes senior Kat Lau, a drum line member who is also in Acalanes leadership, is hopefully for keeps.
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 | | Photo Jordan Fong
|  | | Photo Jordan Fong
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA