Remembering Dundee

   It has been a few years since I visited Dundee High School to watch a football game. Columbia Central will face Dundee in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 5 playoffs on Saturday at 7 p.m.

 
   The last time I was down to that quality field behind Dundee Middle School was 2003. On that eventful evening, CCHS player Tate “Tater” Curtis dominated the action.

   The very large lineman planted the center and half of the line into the quarterback so many times, it was almost hilarious. He would play hard for two plays and then come back to the bench to catch his breath for a couple of plays.

   Tater put the fear of God into the Viking linemen that night. There may be a bump in the middle of the field where Tater buried a few players.

   If you go to the game – and please support the local team – remember this . . . there is seating on the opposition side for about 50 skinny women. You may want to take your own chairs like youth soccer matches.

   May the ghost of Tater rise up on Saturday.

Jeff Steers
Brooklyn Exponent editor