All those losses wore on the Lafayette Jeff football fans ... and into the kids that walk the hallways of Jefferson High School as a football coach and, most importantly, as a teacher.

Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos Micah Lillard (31) breaks up a pass intended for Cathedral Fighting Irish wide receiver Jaron Tibbs (13) during the IHSAA football game, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 ...

My husband is a teacher and football coach ... experienced the kindness of Broncho Nation. We were surrounded by several Lafayette police officers; Mark Preston, Jefferson High School principal ...

Cathedral controlled the scoreboard and the game in a strong 55-14 victory over Jefferson in an Indiana high school football matchup ... towering 35-0 gap over the Bronchos at halftime.