Powderpuff has been a tradition here at GEHS for the last few years. While the guys prepared to play under the lights every Friday night, the girls got their opportunity to show what they could bring to the field Oct. 9. Preparing two weeks in advance, the girls trained to be the best they could be.

Some of the girls already knew in advance what position they wanted to play. Junior Allison Koelzer wanted to be one of the primary positions.

“[I play] running back and wide receiver,” Koelzer said. “[Sometimes] even a defensive back. [I was] happy where ever the coaches put me as long as I am a big part of the team.”

Junior Carly Graceffa shows her enthusiasm for the game.

“I’m excited to get a cool T-shirt and also just to play football,” Graceffa said. “It’s not every day that a girl gets to play football like the guys.”

Each player got to pick the name that they wanted on the back of their shirts. Kessler believed she had one of the funniest nicknames on the back of her shirt.

“Well my nickname is six-pack-abs. I like it because it goes with my name, being Abby,” Kessler said.

The seniors have won almost every year since the tradition started, only a few years have the juniors prevailed. Junior coach Trae Henderson said the one thing he would change is seniors always winning.

“[I think] that it is rigged and only seniors win every year,” Henderson said.

Senior Abby Kessler predicts a win for the seniors.

“I believed we would probably win big. ” Kessler said.

Senior coach Brett Goetzmann said he wished the volleyball players would be allowed to play in the powderpuff game.

“I think some of them could greatly help out the team,” Goetzmann said.

To support the lady blazer powderpuff teams, boys signed up to be cheerleaders and dancers for their team.

“[I did cheer] to show Miss Zahner that I have the talent to be a cheerleader even though I am not a girl,” senior Levi Kerr said.

While the cheerleaders are cheering on their team, the dancers showing off skills of their own.

“I’ve joined the powderpuff dance team since freshman year, so I just wanted to continue,” junior Chad Enright said.

While the boys cheered and danced the game away, the juniors and seniors came to play. Trampling over the juniors, the seniors won by a score of 30-20. Taylor Claybon scored three touchdowns and and Ali Daniels scored one for the seniors, helping them with their victory over the junior class girls.