The 50 minute lunch period is more than enough time for most students to eat and cram for any pending tests. Some students prefer to eat in five minutes and spend the rest of the lunch period playing football on the soccer field.

“We had nothing better to do for an hour on a nice day,” band sophomore Ben Sullivan said. “I started playing football in general because of my dad, he was a wide receiver for the New York Jets [for seven years].”

What started as an occasional ball toss between friends turned into a daily occurrence on the soccer field, where students get together to play a game of two-hand touch football.

“[I play during lunch because] it is fun and it’s a good way to hang out with friends. I made a lot of friends playing during lunch,” communications freshman Evan Kottler said.

Some students play during lunch to have fun or pass time, others play just because they love the sport.

“I play [during lunch] because I love [football] and it’s a good from of physical activity since I don’t have a physical education class,” strings sophomore Andrew Barrett said.

Although the players might get strange looks from other students for getting sweaty and dirty, they will continue to play as long as there is a ball to throw and someone to catch it.