Sophomores win powderpuff championship

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Gentry junior Madison Voyles runs the ball while pursued by freshman Alexis Osbourn during play against the freshmen on Sept. 29 at Gentry High School.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Gentry junior Madison Voyles runs the ball while pursued by freshman Alexis Osbourn during play against the freshmen on Sept. 29 at Gentry High School.

GENTRY -- With the boys cheering them on from the sidelines, the girls took to the gridiron on Sept. 29 at Gentry High School for the annual powderpuff football competition held each year during homecoming week in Gentry.

Up first were the freshman girls versus the junior girls, with the juniors expecting an easy win. But it didn't work out that way, and the juniors failed to get on the board at all. Instead, Gentry freshman McKenzie Barnes intercepted a junior pass and ran it to the goal line to make it a 6-0 game in favor of the younger class members. And, before the time ran out, the freshmen put another six points on the board for a two-touchdown win.

Things didn't go much better for the seniors when they faced off against the sophomores. With Rebecca Caswell as the quarterback, the sophomores scored twice and added a two-point conversion as well to defeat the seniors, led by Kyleigh Wheaton, in the 14-6 game.

In game three, the sophomore girls took the powderpuff championship, defeating the freshmen, 14-0.

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Gentry freshman McKenzie Barnes runs the ball for a touchdown, with  Audrie Littlejohn in the background, during powderpuff play on Sept. 29 at Gentry High School.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Gentry freshman McKenzie Barnes runs the ball for a touchdown, with Audrie Littlejohn in the background, during powderpuff play on Sept. 29 at Gentry High School.
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Gentry junior Madison Voyles carries the ball for her class during powderpuff play on Sept. 29 in Pioneer Stadium.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Gentry junior Madison Voyles carries the ball for her class during powderpuff play on Sept. 29 in Pioneer Stadium.
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Gentry senior Maci Hubbard carries the ball and is pursued  Kaitlyn Caswell, a sophomore.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Gentry senior Maci Hubbard carries the ball and is pursued Kaitlyn Caswell, a sophomore.
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Kyleigh Wheaton , senior quarterback, carries the ball, with sophomore Reagan Amos in pursuit. Senior Mazzi Jones and sophomore Brynn Cordeiro are in the background.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Kyleigh Wheaton , senior quarterback, carries the ball, with sophomore Reagan Amos in pursuit. Senior Mazzi Jones and sophomore Brynn Cordeiro are in the background.
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Destiny Reinhardt, the sophomore ball carrier, is pursued by Maci Hubbard, a Gentry senior.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Destiny Reinhardt, the sophomore ball carrier, is pursued by Maci Hubbard, a Gentry senior.
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Freshman Audrie Littlejohn hands off to Cayci Capps during play in Gentry on Sept. 29.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Freshman Audrie Littlejohn hands off to Cayci Capps during play in Gentry on Sept. 29.
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Alyssa McCarty, a junior, is chased by Makayla Evans, a freshman, during the powderpuff competition on Sept. 29 in Gentry.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Alyssa McCarty, a junior, is chased by Makayla Evans, a freshman, during the powderpuff competition on Sept. 29 in Gentry.
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Sophomore Kaitlyn Caswell  carries the ball, with Faviola Lopez-Najar in the background, during the powderpuff competition at Gentry High School on Sept. 29.
Westside Eagle Observer/RANDY MOLL Sophomore Kaitlyn Caswell carries the ball, with Faviola Lopez-Najar in the background, during the powderpuff competition at Gentry High School on Sept. 29.