Event Dime
The Crazy Fan Fights Extinguishing DC’s Friday Night Lights
Sports & Fitness
- When:
- October 16, 2025 · 7:00 AM
- Where:
- City Cast DC
- Source:
- City Cast DC
People don’t really think of DC as a Friday Night Lights kinda town, but it actually has a pretty robust high school football scene, with big crowds turning local games into a scene. Until this year, at least: The DCPS season has been upended by a bunch of fights in the stands – which has led to night games being curtailed and the whole atmosphere being less fun. The Washington Post’s Matt Cohen is here to give us the blow by blow — and also tell us where in town you can still have a good time t