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The oldest football rivalry between the top schools in western Mississippi, the Bell Game between Centennial and Central De Pueblo High Schools, is featured in a documentary that will premiere this summer.
The Cannon Game, between Southern and Eastern High Schools, appears in the one-hour film “Two Rivers: A Story of High School Football Rivalries in Pueblo, Colorado,” and is produced by Colorado-based FanVu.
“We are thrilled that FanVu has selected Pueblo and their soccer rivalries for this production,” Pueblo District 60 athletic director Aaron Bravo said in a statement. “We all know the excitement and interest in the Bell and Cannon Games, and now is the time. “for the rest of the country and the world to delight in what makes Pueblo football so special. “
The Central Wildcats and Centennial Bulldogs have been fighting since 1892, when they faced off at Minnequa Ball Park near Lake Minnequa in Pueblo. The rivalry became the Bell Game in 1950 when Lou Rhoads donated an old C-engined bell.
The winning team wins the right to paint the cart on which the bell is affixed with the colors of their school.
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The football rivalry between south and east began in 1959, but became the Cannon Game in 1976 when Steel City Kiwanis, as well as the Key Clubs run by academics from both schools, donated to schools a true Cannon from the Civil War era.
The winning team wins ownership of the cannon for him and provides “his private touch to his decor,” D60 says on its website.
“Although the task of painting might change, the resonant BOOM signature can be heard at the winning school’s sporting events and school activities that year,” he says.
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FanVu’s documentary combines old images and photographs, interviews and movements from the Bell and Cannon Games, Pueblo D60 said in a post on its website.
“Two Rivers: A Story of High School Football Rivalries in Pueblo, Colorado” will premiere Saturday, July 30 at Pueblo Memorial Hall.
Tickets for the consultation reserved for general admission consultations from 3 p. h. et at 6:00 p. m. m. y 8:00 p. m. will go on sale on Monday at 10:00 p. m. m. a price of $6. 50 for all ages. Sales are limited to 30 tickets depending on the buyer. Tickets purchased online have an additional cost of $1. 50. They can also be purchased in the box of the Pueblo Memorial Hall at no additional charge.
This article was originally published in The Pueblo Chieftain: Pueblo’s Bell, Cannon Game’s football rivalries planned for the film’s release.