Schools, Sports
Juniors Win PowderPuff Game 8-0
High School celebrates Homecoming with traditional game.
Teammates became opponents, classmates became rivals, and juniors had the chance to prove their prowess over their senior peers at the annual Westfield High powder-puff football game Friday afternoon at Kehler Stadium.
For the second straight year, the junior class got the better of it, recording an 8-0 victory as a misty rail fell. This year's seniors captured the PowderPuff crown last year as juniors. Soccer standout Hannah Kronick, who helped lead the Blue Devils to the state Group IV final last Saturday, scored the touchdown
Senior Grace McKenzie, who was a midfielder and captain for the soccer team, played in the defensive secondary Friday. McKenzie laughed when asked if she had “mixed’’ it up with her junior teammates.
“It’s just basically a simpler form of football, and it’s played ..I mean you have the downs, the offense and defense you switch them, it’s just like a regular football game, fumbles and everything is the same thing, the only thing that is different that it’s flag football,’’ she said
McKenzie, adding that the quarters were 10 minutes long. “Everybody wore their stuff to school – half the school was camol (camouflage) and the juniors were maroon. It’s voted upon. You can submit whatever color you want.’’
McKenzie smiled when asked if a powder-puff game inspired more stress than a state soccer game.
“I have to say the nerves were there for this game, every game, for a true athlete every game is big,’’ McKenzie said.
The juniors were happy to take their slices of pizza, chocolate chip cookies and other treats in celebration.
“I think juniors have a lot more prove, so we get more pumped for it,’’ said Katie Ponce, another soccer player, who was in the backfield Friday. “We got a little aggressive, but it wasn’t like that.’’
Between 50 to 60 girls played. The juniors had two practices before Friday, and then had another practice before the game. The teams were coached by members of the high school football team. WHS Principal Peter Renwick, Assistant Principal Jeremy Davies and science teacher/assistant track coach Chris Tafelski served as refs.
“We did win last year against the seniors, I don’t know if that’s saying anything,’’ McKenzie said.
Added teammate Choley Rothenberg
“Everybody has their 10 minutes of fame, and I think we used it up last year.’’
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