Category:The Bell Game

Mark Kistler had an idea back in 1986 to have the winner of the Valley-RHS football game keep the bell. The stand of the bell and everything on it could be colored or displayed in any form for the entire year. The winner would be presented the bell at the end of the annual battle. He bought the bell down on some farm in Kentucky. The Rochester Optimist Club in which he was a member, helped pay for the bell and also helped promote the initial game. It is just a large bell on a stand that is about 5.5 ft. high.