Parade, powder-puff game kick off PC homecoming
Jessica Denton
PORT CLINTON – Port Clinton's homecoming week started out with a bang Wednesday evening with a parade throughout the south end of the city, a powder-puff football game and a car smash.
The evening kicked off with members of the football team, cheerleading squad, marching band, girls golf team and homecoming court parading down the streets from the high school to True-Lay stadium.
Families and supporters lined the streets to cheer their Redskins on and to collect candy, before attending the powder-puff flag football game between girls of all four high school classes.
The senior Redskin girls were the undefeated champions, taking down the freshmen "Pink Panthers" and then the junior "Hippies" to cap off the exciting evening.
"These girls, they surprise me every day," senior head coach Jesse Escobedo said after the 24-18 victory over a very physical junior class team. "It was a good win. I'm proud of my girls, it feels good."
Kenzie Stine, one of the standout players of the game who rotated between quarterback and receiver, said she was very happy with the victory and the way the team played together.
"I heard the juniors were really tough, but it was a good game. I'm happy," Stine said. "We looked good in practice and it paid off."
Not to be forgotten, the boys took their places as the evening's cheerleaders, doing cartwheels, splits and jumps and pumping up the crowd between plays.
"We cheered our ladies on so they could get the win," head cheerleader Cal Laurel said. He was joined by Jack Warner, Tim Lawrence, Tristen Mallory and Keegan Lowe and coached by senior cheerleader Toni Jones. "It was great to see the community come out to support the Redskins. We all had fun."
Afterward many students and families lined up to take a swing at smashing an old SUV spray-painted red and white for the Redskins.
The Redskins homecoming game against the Sandusky Perkins Pirates will be 7 p.m. Friday at True-Lay Stadium. The homecoming court will be crowned before the game and the annual dance will be Saturday evening at the high school.
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