Powder Puff contest seriously fun
From our weekly issue dated November 04, 2009
Contestants put forth serious effort during the Powder Puff flag football game. (Photos by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News)
Based on the competition, the annual Powder Puff flag football game for Illinois Valley High School homecoming could be called the “Power” Puff contest.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28 the senior/freshmen (Sr./Fr.) team took on the junior/sophomore (Jr./So.) squad. Sr./Fr. took first blood when Hailee Parker bolted around the right side for a 59-yard TD run. The 2-point conversion failed when Heidi Unger yanked flag to stop the score.
The girls played hard and mixed it up with some vicious hitting from Laurissa Tausaga, who was a chip off her brother Lance’s block. The score was 6-0 Jr./So. at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter the Sr./Fr. team had a terrific goal line stand to stop the Jr./So. drive. Alex Miller scored to make it 12-0 for Jr./So., as Kianna “Klicki” Alveraz stopped the 2-point conversion attempt.
Kayla Johnson scored on a 65-yard TD run in which the Cougar track star showed her stuff and outran everybody to the goal, to take a 20-0 lead in the third quarter. A pass from Miller to Johnson made the 2-point conversion.
The fourth belonged to the Sr./Fr., but was a bit too late. Rebekah Kaberline, not to be outdone by Johnson, showed her track prowess and rambled for a 44-yard TD run. The 2-point conversion failed, making the score 20-6 Jr./So. The Sr./Fr. then tried an onside kick and was successful with the recovery.
It didn’t take long for the Sr./Fr. to score when Kaberline scored again on a 45-yard TD run, with Paige Ragsdale converting the 2-point conversion. Final score: Jr./So. 20 to Sr./Fr. 14.
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