Fillmore, CA. - The biggest football rivalry in Ventura County history is between Santa Paula High School Cardinals and Fillmore High School Flashes. The 100th meeting of the two teams will be played this year on November 12, 2010 at the Fillmore High School Football Stadium. The Fillmore High School Athletic Booster Club in cooperation with the FHS ASB will present a pre-game ceremony celebrating the 100 years of history, rivalry and tradition. The 100th Celebration will take place on the field for all the fans attending, slated for 6:30pm, an hour before the start of the “big game” at 7:30pm.

During the celebration, football players from each school collectively that made CIF Playoffs, Won League titles, players that have been selected All-State, All-CIF, All-County, League MVP’s and those that hold records for each of the schools, respectively will be honored.

Many former high school cheerleaders, players, teachers and administrators, along with their families will be in attendance. At the game, Fillmore High School Alumni Association will be selling commemorative DVD’s entitled Nine Miles, signifying the 9 miles between the two rival schools. The DVD’s are a compilation of many football alumni, coaches and citizens from both schools describing their experiences and a lot of 35 MM black and white film that has been converted to DVD. It is a DVD of memories for anyone who attended either school. DVD’s will be available at the game for $20 each, with proceeds going to the Fillmore High Alumni Association. There will also be a souvenir program for the game available to all attendees.

Fillmore High School is borrowing bleachers from the Navy at Pt. Hueneme to accommodate all of the Santa Paula fans that will be attending this historic game. The bleachers will be set up on the east side of the football field.

Because there is limited parking in the area of the football field and this is expected to be the best attended football game in history, alternative forms of transportation have been suggested to get to the game. Fillmore & Western Railway Co. is traveling to Santa Paula to pick up Cardinal fans and bring them back to Fillmore for the big game. The train will board at the Santa Paula depot at 3:30pm and depart at 4:00pm. The train travels at 10mph and will arrive at “B” Street in Fillmore at approximately 5pm. There is seating for 400 people on the train. Round-trip train tickets cost $10 per person and are available at the Santa Paula High School Student Store. Only those also purchasing a game ticket will be permitted to purchase a train ticket. One half of the proceeds from train ticket sales will be donated to the two schools, with Fillmore’s portion going to the Fillmore High School Athletic Booster Club and Santa Paula’s portion going to Santa Paula High School Athletic Department and Activities. The train will depart Fillmore promptly 30 minutes after the end of the football game.

Santa Paula High School Security officers, VC Sheriff’s cadets and deputies will provide security on the train and will escort the train passengers to and from the train to the football field. Santa Paula High School staff will be onboard selling “Cardinal Spirit” items.

The game promises to be a celebration to remember, as these two schools continue their rivalry, and one school leaves the field victorious, with bragging rights for another year. The other team begins their strategy and planning to become victorious next year. But, there will never again be another “100th” game.

Both High Schools are selling game tickets and they are going fast. To ensure that you have a “ring-side” seat for this historic match, buy your ticket now, so you can cheer your team to victory.