Grew up in a small town, class D1/C2. Loved it and I couldn't wait until Friday's so I could go to the football games so I could play endzone football & smear the queer with my friends. As I got older (5th grade or so) it was flirting with the girls. Basketball season was just as fun, hooting & hollering at home games, singing "na na na na, hey hey hey, good bye" when an opposing player fouled out. Just a ton of school pride, looked forward going to games, idolized the high schoolers and couldn't wait until I was a freshman so I could be on the team.
Now that I live in Omaha, we have no connection to any of the schools (no idea where we'll send our kids as they're still elementary age) and even if we did know, do people (other than family members of players) even go to the games? Do kids run around & play their own pick-up football games while the high school game is going on?
My oldest (9 yrs old) loves sports & I think he would really enjoy what I had growing up, but he'd be only kid out of his friends going. I don't think it's something people in Omaha do on Friday nights like they do in small towns. Correct me if I'm wrong.