The Senior Class of 2025  came out on top 22-18 at the annual Powder Puff Football on April 17, 2025. Stakes were high for the seniors as everyone expected  this  class to win for a second year in a row. 

With a fondness for their sport, six boys from the school’s football team decided to coach the girls for this game. They trained them in practice and guided them throughout the whole game. 

 “Just the love for football, you know,” senior Elijah Muhammad said. “I want to be a coach in my future.” 

According to him, the work the seniors put in to win this game only brought them closer together.

“I think we got a good type of bond from each other, all of us coming together to play Powderpuff,” Muhammad said. 

Although they came out on top, it is only human to desire more. 

“I think we could’ve won by more, I explained that to the girls too,” Muhammad said. “But I think it displayed everything I taught them, it paid off.”   

Gabriela Ulloa, a senior who participated in Powder Puff for her second time, was an asset throughout the whole game; making passes and deterring the defense. 

“The couple of throws I did complete, I was proud of because they were mostly deep passes,” Ulloa said. “Sometimes, when I had to switch the play up, before I hiked the ball, because the defense knew what I was going to do.” 

The atmosphere for the seniors this year was amped up as lots of guests came out to support,  and there was more energy than ever. Though, according to the players, the the class of ‘25 displayed more initiative and discipline this time around. 

“It was a different dynamic than it was last year,” Ulloa said.  “It was more structured, and I feel like it was funner that way cause we knew what we were doing instead of going into practice not knowing what we were doing.” 

The class of ‘26 put up a good fight; fighting all the way until the last second. Serving as more than just the opposition, they displayed true skill out on the field according to junior team coach, Zion Cornish. 

“I like that they didn’t give up, they still fought [until] the clock said zero-zero,” Cornish said. 

Much like Mohammad, he made his decision to coach based on his admiration for football and reaped many benefits from this experience. 

“It was rough but overall it was good to meet new girls and be able to teach them something I know from my own sport,” Cornish said. 

It was an up-and-down fight, the lead transferring from side to side throughout the game, but the lesson was the same. 

“A series of emotions,” Mohammad said. “A lot of ups and downs throughout the game. Happy, angry moments, sad moments too. It’s all just a mix of emotions out on the field.”