The article misstated the location of the Outback Steakhouse that hosts pregame dinners for the Robinson High School football team. The restaurant is in Burke, not Arlington.
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"Come on, man," the coach said. "This is fine."
"No," Hedgepeth said. "Pull them around. You're blocking traffic here."
The coach rolled his eyes.
"Okay, that's fine," he said. "We'll just drop the kids off here and then move the buses. We'll be out of your hair in five minutes. We've got to get these kids ready for a game."
"Fine" Hedgepeth said. "But if you did it my way, this could have been easy."
30 Minutes to Kickoff
With both football teams still in their locker rooms, the Robinson stadium looked more like the host of a state fair than a high school game. Fifteen parent volunteers wore yellow security jackets and guarded the field perimeter. Cheerleaders walked through the stands and sold flowers and teddy bears as country music blared from the stadium speakers.
McGurk, the athletic director, stood on the school track in the center of the chaos with a radio attached to his hip. It crackled to life every few minutes. How in the world did wasps get inside the ticket booth? Why wasn't there an administrator in the press box?
Fifteen minutes before the kickoff -- before Robinson scored on its first drive and set the foundation for a 21-0 win -- McGurk saw his wife and two children walking into the stands. McGurk muted his radio and waved at his 7-year-old son.
"At least I think that's my son," McGurk said. "I've been so busy, this is actually the first time I've seen him all week."
