ROCKFORD (WREX) — East High School normally plays its home football games at Guilford High School's Swanson Stadium. But the E-Rabs will flip the script this Saturday, hosting the Vikings for Senior Day at East on the new turf practice field that finished up construction this summer.

Kickoff for the varsity game is set for around noon. They plan to have food trucks and are offering free admission.

"I tell you, it's great to be able to get dressed inside, walk outside, practice or play and then go back inside, change, and go home - no bus ride. No 20 minute bus ride either way. It's priceless," East head football coach and athletic director Gary Griffin said.

East hasn't played a game on its campus since the 1960s, so this will be a special day for the E-Rabs and their fans. Installing t

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