Edna Youth Football plans 'Homecoming'

By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
    Edna Youth Football League had a great turnout for players this year. So good, in fact that they had to split into two teams.
    “If you have more than 30 kids that sign up for a particular age group, you have to split them,” said Jason McCarrell, treasurer of the EYFL board, so we have two PeeWee aged teams, and two Junior aged teams. So when we do the schedule for the whole league, that puts us having to play each other at some point.”
    Because of that, the EYFL is holding a Homecoming of sorts. On Saturday, Sept. 3, when the Edna Blue and Edna Black go head to head, the league will recognize their sponsors, sell pulled pork sandwiches, and play on a field many PeeWee player dream of playing on from the time they put their helmet on for the first time – the turf field at Cowboy Stadium in Edna.
    The teams will play starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, starting with the PeeWee boys. Recognition of sponsors will be between games, and the Junior teams will play around 6:30.
    Brenna Crane, president of the Edna Youth Football League, said the board really wanted to make this a big day for the kids.
    “We really just wanted to make it special for them,” she said.