STUDENT SECTIONS OF THE WEEK (OCT. 29, 2021)

Titans Mafia of West Salem cheers on their cheerleaders during a game/ Photo Credit/Tyson Persons

ARIZONA FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION OF THE WEEK: Liberty Uproar

Instagram: @liberty.uproar

The Liberty Upraor packs the stands for a home game this season. Photo Credit/Leila Ruterman

You guys are the Arizona Student Section of the Week. What did it take to stand out as one of the best in Arizona?

Uproar: What makes our student section so great is that we try not to make it just about the students. When we come to these games we are there to support our athletes and that is our main goal.

What is the most memorable game you have ever attended as a member of the Liberty Uproar?

Uproar: The most memorable game for our seniors at least would be State 2019. The game took place at ASU stadium and we won by a couple points in the last seconds of the game. The energy that night was amazing. 

Favorite theme?

Uproar: Our favorite theme has been the white lies theme. Everyone wears a white t-shirt to the game and writes a white lie about themselves on it. It gets everyone to mingle and it is really funny to see what everyone comes up with. 

The Liberty Uproar going crazy at ASU Stadium for their Lions in 2019. Photo Credit/Leila Ruterman

Favorite chant?

Uproar: ‘Hola, Que Pasa? Lions in the Casa!’ 

Outside of you guys, is there one student section that you have seen or heard about where you think, “Man, that is a good student section?”

Uproar: O’Connor High School has a high amount of participation in their student section and it pushes us to do better. 

This is not a one-person operation. We know alot of people took a part in this. Who would you like to thank for making the Liberty Uproar the best this week?

Uproar: We would like to thank our sponsor Mr.Kellard for supporting our ideas and always encouraging us to be there for our athletes and one another. 

Other Nominees: Desert Mountain Wolf Den of Scorrsdale, Corona del Sol Tribe of Tempe, Show Low

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION OF THE WEEK: Mission Hills Growl Crowd

Instagram: @mhhsgrowlcrowd

Growl Crowd packs the stands to cheer on their Grizzlies. Photo Credit/Principal Cliff Mitchell

You guys are the SoCal Student Section of the Week. What did it take to stand out as one of the best in SoCal?

Growl Crowd: It took lots of hard work and dedication to prepare for our game against San Marcos. The rivalry between our schools just amplified the energy within the student body to show up and cheer our boys on to victory. 

What is the most memorable game you have ever attended as a member of the Growl Crowd?

Growl Crowd: Our most memorable game was this past game against San Marcos. This year we had the biggest student body ever before which helped make our Growl Crowd 10 times louder at this game.

Favorite theme?

Growl Crowd: Our favorite theme we hosted was Tropical.

If you feel the game is unfair, the Growl Crowd won’t lend a shoulder. Photo Credit/Sam Perales

Favorite chant?

Growl Crowd: Our student-led chant “I believe” is one of the favorites among the student body.

Outside of you guys, is there one student section that you have seen or heard about where you think, “Man, that is a good student section?”

Growl Crowd: We really admire Carlsbad’s Loud Crowd. Especially after seeing their Tik Tok and Instagram posts after every home game.

This is not a one-person operation. We know a lot of people took part in this. Who would you like to thank for making the Growl Crowd the best this week?

Growl Crowd: We would like to thank the MHHS Colorguard and band for keeping the energy alive at an away game. As well as dance for coming out and hyping up the Growl Crowd.

Other Nominees: Downey Viking Nation, Los Alamitos Locos, Rancho Cucamonga Rooters

OREGON FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION OF THE WEEK: West Salem Titans Mafia

Instagram: @titans_mafia

Titans Mafia goes bananas for their football team. Photo Credit/Tyson Persons

You guys are the Oregon Student Section of the Week. What did it take to stand out as one of the best in Oregon?

Titans Mafia: The Titans Mafia stood out because we had basically everyone dressed up in a costume. Also everyone was participating in the cheers.

What is the most memorable game you have ever attended as a member of Titans Mafia?

Titans Mafia: This last game was very memorable. It was fun beating our rivals Sprague after all the hype going into it. Just having a dominating performance from the team made it fun to watch.

Mr. Worldwides pop their collar before the game. Photo Credit/Tyson Persons

Favorite theme?

Titans Mafia: My favorite theme and what the Mafia goes all out for is USA and Neon out. Just super cool seeing the whole student section all participate in the same theme.

Favorite chant?

Titans Mafia: Favorite is definitely “it’s too easy”. It’s my favorite because it just gets the whole crowd hyped up because we are just playing really good. 

The Titans mascot rides in style to the game. Photo Credit/Tyson Persons

Outside of you guys, is there one student section that you have seen or heard about where you think, “Man, that is a good student section?”

Titans Mafia: I don’t like to admit this but Sprague always has a good student section. They always go all out and they bring all the people for when it’s game time.

This is not a one-person operation. We know alot of people took a part in this. Who would you like to thank for making Titans Mafia the best this week?

Titans Mafia: I would like to shout out Colin Kronenberg and Darian Ehrmantraut. They always bring the hype and you know they are losing their voices by the end of the night because of all the yelling.

Other Nominees: Central Catholic of Portland, Clackamas, Jesuit of Portland

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STUDENT SECTION OF THE WEEK: Arroyo Grande Zoo

Instagram: @aghsbz

The Arroyo Grande Zoo rock the pink for Breast Cancer Awareness before rocking the stands for their football team. Photo Credit/Andrea Lee

You guys are the Northern California Student Section of the Week. What did it take to stand out as one of the best in NorCal?

Zoo: We have an awesome student leadership team that creates moments where all can participate!

What is the most memorable game you have ever attended as a member of the Zoo?

Zoo: The Pink Out game was super fun. We wore pink in honor of breast cancer awareness and students really got involved. Our second best was the Go Gold for Pediatric Cancer. Our student body raised more than $4000 for the cause!

Favorite chant?

Zoo: We have changed the focus of our cheers this year to honor those on the playing field. We are always positive and love to cheer E – E – E – Eagles!

Outside of you guys, is there one student section that you have seen or heard about where you think, “Man, that is a good student section?”

Zoo: We are always looking for new and fun ideas. We love to share what is going on and also bounce ideas off of other schools to see what others are doing. There is no section we model ourselves from, just awesome moments where all students can cheer for our teams.

This is not a one-person operation. We know alot of people took a part in this. Who would you like to thank for making the Zoo the best this week?

Zoo: We want to thank our Activities Directors, Shannon Hurtado and Nick Talley for helping us create these awesome moments for us. We are thankful our staff and community support our spirit for all our athletes!

Other Nominees: St.Joseph’s of Santa Maria, Hanford, Pitman of Turlock