I found the Klosterman article to be interesting. It's funny that the game was played between no name schools, yet had an incredible ending.  As an athlete who has played hundreds of games with less than 50 people watching, I can totally relate to how the players must have felt when they looked at the stands. For some athletes, it is completely irrelevent as to how people show up. For me, I loved to have large crowds watching. It just added to the excitement of the game.
If this game had been played between Duke and North Carolina, it would be tabbed as the greatest college basketball game of all time. To be an underdog and win is one thing;it is something else when you win the game with only 3 players left. I have had multiple games where my team was the underdog and won, but something like this has nevewr actually happened. I'm not surprised that this story did not get much attention because it was before the internet. If this same game happened now, at least 2 or 3 local news stations would probably pick up the story. It could even get national attention, such as a mention on ESPN.
    In regards to the Autumn Begins poem, I'm so confused. Here goes my best attempt at it: There was a huge football game in a city that lived and breathed high school football. The hometown team lost, and everybody is sad to the point that they are actually depressed. I can tell the poem uses many metaphors, which I seem to be absolutely horrible at deciphering. As an athlete, there are many times when you feel depressed after losing a big game. However, you have to have a quick memory and completely stop thinking about the game, or it will carry over into your performance in the next game.