When thousands of Pisgah and Tuscola High School fans flood Pisgah Memorial Stadium tonight for the annual County Clash football game, they will not only be fueling a fierce rivalry. They will also have a chance to feed hungry people in Haywood County.

As a part of the Town of Waynesville’s Pack the Pantry Food Drive, fans of either school will again compete to see which side of the county can bring the most canned goods to stock nearly bare food pantries in the county.

Boxes marked with a “P” or a “T” will be stationed outside both entrances to the stadium for fans to drop off nonperishable food items.

Food collected by Pisgah will benefit the Community Kitchen in Canton and Tuscola cans will go to Haywood Christian Ministry.

On Monday, the boxes of food will be weighed and the school ...