Nearly 20,000 Rez Fans drive 300 plus miles to pack the seats of the NAU Walkup Skydome, Coyote Stadium, Jobing.com Arena, and US Airways Center (America West Arena) to watch high
school basketball.
The reason why almost every high
school on the Navajo Reservation has built a new basketball stadium.
Maybe the biggest and strongest high
school fan bases in the USA.
Almost like a Gathering of the Nations but in
Phoenix.
Phoenix Local 1: "Uh Oh, it's that
time of year again! Playoff high
school basketball! You guys better reserve your seating for your restaurants — now! Mexican, Chinese, Buffets, Steakhouses...they'll be packed pretty soon!"
AIA: "Yes! Yes! Yes! We
will bring the basketball tickets from 5 dollars to 8 dollars. Then next year they
will be 10 dollars! Oh Yes! Yes! (Evil laugh)"
Rez Fan 1: "MV's going to state! Are you gonna watch the game?"
Rez Fan 2: "I might bump into my ex."
Rez Fans: "Yay, go-go, go son, go yaz, boo, aaah, they almost had it, what foul? 'Ref's game'! Ref's Game!!!"
Cheering, laughing, applauding, yelling, stomping, jumping, screaming, praying, doing the wave, eating nachos-hamburgers-curly fries-pizza, saving seats, pendleton blanket covering 5 seats..........................................!
5A, 4A, 3A(East, West, South) fans: "Um...hmmm...uh...duh...mmm...go team go???"