FORT BENNING, Ga., (Nov. 27, 2013) -- Last weekend, I got a lion's share of football.

Sundays I normally sit around and watch professional football all day long, but it wasn't Sunday's games that had my blood flowing.

Instead, I was still going over the 11- to 13-year-old Peanut Bowl Saturday where the Fort Benning Bengals took on the defending Peanut Bowl champion Eastway Cherokees. The Cherokees won 19-12.

My hat is off to all the players and coaches on both sides for playing the best youth game I have seen all year.

After watching these teams face off on two other occasions, they were the most prepared I had seen them and it was easy to see why they were playing in the biggest game of the season. Both these teams represented their communities well and played their hearts out.

With that said, I was not as impressed with some of their respective fans.

Football is an emotional sport with some of the greatest fans there are -- and sometimes, not so great fans.

It has always bothered me, to hear fans of youth teams, mostly parents, making derogatory remarks about the other team, officials and coaches -- and there were a few on both sides of the field Saturday.

It is important to remember these few fans are not representative of the communities their children play for. Both communities are supportive of their teams and have generally shown good sportsmanship.

But when the stakes are high, emotions run high.

During the game, Cherokees' lead running back Quantavious Hill was injured and carted off the field on a stretcher. Other players on both sides were also injured during the game -- most of whom left under their own power.

I was disappointed by comments from both sides about being in a better position to win the game, rather than genuine concern over the injured players. Clapping hands as an injured player leaves the field, with or without assistance, is disingenuous after discussing the advantage a team has following an injury.

During the game, fans on both sides booed, jeered and yelled their displeasure and I noticed younger children mimicking the adults example and I wondered at the example being set for the younger fans.

They were being taught to be the same kind of fans they were seeing.

Sometimes, fans need to check their emotions and remember it's just a game and not a life or death situation, but more importantly, be more aware of the example they are setting for the young fans.