The seniors have yet again won the annual Powder Puff, with both teams showing good sportsmanship and a fair amount of competitiveness. The game came out pretty close with a final score of 12-6. For the juniors, with a pass from quarterback Chloe Loving, wide-receiver Carly Klima scored the first touchdown of the game. The seniors quickly came back with a touchdown from running back Chelsey Garcia, and then with around five minutes left in the game, wide-receiver Connie Tran ran an amazing play and scored the second touchdown for the seniors.
From the stands, fans could see both the junior and senior coaches screaming from the sidelines. “Our seniors practiced and played hard; we were set on winning this game from day one,” senior coach Omar Khatib said.
Although the seniors did have more aggressive plays, the juniors definitely had more spirit. Junior cheerleaders Mohaned Zyoud, Steven Schwartz, Nick Torrico, Noah Wolfenstein and Kenny Nguyen brought some lighthearted cheering to the intense game with some help from their mentors, varsity cheerleaders Melissa Pratt and Amanda Filsoof.
“I loved the cheerleaders, they were very entertaining and it was funny watching them try to cheer,” junior Allie Vogus said.
The part of the game that everyone is talking about is not only the win; the fighting on the field seems to be becoming an annual ritual between the juniors and seniors. Soon after the game started, players started to get a little too heated and were “playing dirty”. In the end, their good sportsmanship shined through and players congratulated each other and both the senior and junior teams were proud of how they played.
“The juniors played their best last night and even though we didn’t win we are still very proud of our team,” junior coach Kyle Peich said.
After the game, sports teams and students participated in the post-game bonfire. At the bonfire, senior players were announced and the teams ran around the bonfire and threw an object that symbolized South County into the fire. Despite the bitter loss, the powderpuff players all joined together in the end with a common goal: to beat South County in the homecoming game.
