The Class of 2013 was determined to win this year’s Powder Puff game after a tough loss in 2012. Last year, the juniors had the victory in their hands with only a couple of seconds remaining on the clock. However, the Class of 2012 team called a Hail Mary and a receiver miraculously caught the ball in the end zone, which gave that year’s seniors, the victory.
This year, in an intense game of flag football, the seniors continuously dominated in the game by beating the juniors with a final score of 45-8. “We did amazing and just demolished the juniors,” Joey Fontana, the senior’s head coach, said.
In preparation for the game, both teams practiced and improved its fundamentals. “We improved a lot in our fundamentals like blocking, [and] catching. We also understood our play schemes,” Fontana commented.
Members of the boys football team volunteered to coach their own class. Instead of Pep Squad cheering that night, several DBHS boys imitated and performed the cheer’s team moves as a mock team.
Early in the first quarter, the seniors were in great field position. In the third play of the possession, senior Tatum Lockett ran thirty yards down the field to score the first points of the game. Toward the end of the second quarter, the seniors caught the juniors off guard with a trick play that ended with a touchdown reception by senior Angela Schmitt. The first half ended with the seniors up, 20-0. On the first play of the second half, Lockett found an opening and ran fifty yards for her third touchdown of the game.
“I felt good. We had a lot of weapons and the juniors had a lot of trouble stopping us,” Lockett stated. After the final whistle, the score was 45-8 and the seniors were proclaimed the champions of the annual Powder Puff game.
The annual Powder Puff game started back in 2010 to fundraise for Pep. “This game was exciting and fun as it had some great plays. We look forward to adding a freshmen and sophomores game before ending it with a seniors and juniors game. It might even be a tournament,” Pep advisor Whitney Prenger stated.
