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tied behind his back. We all had flags
in our back pockets. The girls were
allowed to tackle or grab the flag.
The boys could not tackle; they could
only grab flags. It didn’t take me
long to see the challenge.
When the game started, the girls
opted to receive. I got ready to kick
off. But just before I could, our
teammates on the sideline, who were
all dressed in cheerleading costumes
from their mothers, swarmed us, and
the kick went nowhere. The girls had
the ball at midfield. The girls had no
rules, and after the ball was hiked, all
girls except the ball carrier grabbed a
guy and held onto his jersey so he
