Powder-Puff Football Shows Girl Power

Tuesday, September 14th Spanish Fork High School held their annual Powder-puff Football game, the one time in the year when boys and girls get to switch places. Girls get the chance to be aggressive flag football players, while the guys dress up in their showy costumes for the Las Enchiladas (the boy version of cheerleaders). Whitney Nielson, a competitor said, “It was very fun, but very intense. Don’t play unless you’re ready to get your game on.” Each game was played on half of the field with seven minute halves. Jonathan Woodbrey, one of the refs for the games, agreed that it was very fun, “Down on the field you could see that a lot of the players and coaches were really invested in the game and was kind of difficult to keep control in the game.” Five teams participated in a double elimination tournament; the winning team was “Better Than the Best.” It was well attended, and an event that is anticipated every year.