During 2003, great efforts were put into the MHS football field to make it one fine piece of sod. One goal was to remove the “hump” from the middle of the field, which has been attempted numerous times over the years. Many new comers may not realize the stories behind that historic hump. As you may or may not know, the hump in the field (according to Midway historian Ed Rose) was due to the fact that a train used to run from the copper mines in the lower Dogtown area to the river at Laurel Bluff. The ore would then be loaded on barges that carried it to the steel mill in Harriman. Laurel Bluff was a fairly sizable trading area back in that day, as was the big city of Harriman. The train track eventually became Dogtown Road which eventually was rerouted around the “new” high school. This new high school combined the heated rivals Fairview and Paint Rock into one mega superpower. The hump also had a strategic importance as well; considering it had about a 5 ft elevation change over about a 10 yard span in one area, a good offensive coordinator such as Stan Branson could plan plays for certain areas of the field. Popular plays of the late 80’s early 90’s were Scott Carroll running down the hill on the option, and a certain tall TE on the hump down the center of the field (short defensive backs had no chance).