HC holds inaugural football 7 on 7
Harrison News-Herald Sports Writer
CADIZ — On Friday, Harrison Central held its inaugural “Football 7 on 7 Tournament and Lineman Challenge.”
The tournament was held on two separate locations of the school’s property. The Lineman Challenge was held at the HC Athletic Complex at the school, while the 7 on 7 portion was held at Wagner Field. The tournament saw 10 teams in the 7 on 7 competition, and 11 in the lineman challenge. The schools that participated in the challenges included Ridgewood, River, Minerva, Malvern, Union Local, Brooke, Toronto, Newcomerstown, Conotton Valley, and Claymont.
The Lineman Challenge consisted of eight grueling events. The events were tire flip, farmers carry relay, an obstacle course, bench press, sled push, truck push, TD relay, and the final event was a team Tug-O-War at midfield of the football stadium to close out the night.
In the 7 on 7 Tournament, there were five teams each, with each team playing a round robin elimination-style. The top two finishers of each pool made it out to a final-four bracket and the winners played for the championship. The Union Local Jets won the 7 on 7 tourney, and your HC Huskies won the Lineman Challenge and also won the team Tug-O-War battle.
“I was a little nervous to be honest as to how things would go,” said Harrison Central Head Football Coach Anthony Hayes. “Everything that we do at Harrison Central is done with pride and commitment. If we are going to hold an event at our place, we want to make sure that it is good as an event as there could be. That’s just the mentality here at Harrison Central. That’s the standard. Overall, things went as good as they could. I can’t thank our sponsors enough!”
Those sponsors were Wilgus, Piergallini and Sons, Border Patrol, Vintage Fitness, and the Huskies Sports Foundation.
“These folks are always the first ones to offer anything that we need when it comes to helping our kids out. The number of volunteers that we had was incredible. The list is too long to name individually. The volunteers and the HC Football Parents’ Club made this event go. Without them and their efforts this event would not have become a reality. We are blessed beyond belief at Harrison Central,” Hayes said.
