Think only well-behaved, quiet little boys and girls attend religious schools? Then head over to Joe Paul Stadium and allow the students at St. Pete Catholic High School to disabuse you of that notion. During a football game, this bunch can get pretty rowdy. After a visit here, you might doubt the truth of Billy Joel’s classic line, “You Catholic girls start much too late.” Almost as entertaining are the parents in the stands who hurl torrents of abuse at the referees during soccer matches. 6333 Ninth Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-344-4065.
This article appears in Sep 13-19, 2006.