Girls take the football field

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Bengal Girls got their football on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Bengal Field. This year, seniors took the win for the annual Powderpuff Football game, 28-25.
In the annual game, girls play as the football players while boys cheer on the sidelines, coach them on field, or act as the referees.
The teams were easily split — seniors against underclassmen. Each team also had three student coaches.
The senior team had Logan Chase, Jake Hollenbeck and Michael Rinard as the coaches while the underclassmen had Nate Hutson, Robby Van Idour and Cody Baumeister.
The new cheerleaders tried their best to fill the space left by the usual cheerleaders, even going so far as to wear both long wigs and tutus to fit the part.
“We have been preparing for years for this,” said Levi Spear, junior.
With about a minute of play time left, the seniors put male football players with wigs on the field to pose as Powder Puff players. They scored a touchdown almost immediately afterward. The referees allowed the point, despite loud remarks from the underclassmen coaches.
“I think [the game] went well. The Seniors cheated a little, but what else would you expect?” said Elissa Harding, sophomore, on the Underclassmen team. “But they really did do good.”
Through the slipping and sliding that occurred many times in the game, the players had fun.
“The [game] is a good idea — we get to come together,” said Rachelle Shantie, senior player,, “especially because we are seniors and it’s our last year.”