Youth football shows support for those fighting cancer

Youth league football started early on Saturday morning at Golden Gate High School. The young athletes took the field wearing pink to honor their loved ones battling cancer.

Golden Gate youth football hosted the “Tackle Cancer” competitions.

“Instead of trying to have today and this month as, like a mourning stage, we are trying to do it more of a celebration,” Michelle Hunt said. “Today was the first day that we get to see all the teams and the breast cancer jerseys and the all the kids are excited getting to hear some of the things that other players have gone through in their families.”

Every Titan team, between 5-years-old to 14-years-old, wore pink jerseys and other tributes to those fighting cancer.

“TJ is representing on his shirt, both of his great grandmothers that passed away with cancer,” Laverne Thomas said. “He’s representing the fight and today’s he’s really fighting because he’s playing an awesome game.”

During the game, funds were raised for the American Cancer Society. They will donate $500 to the non-profit organization. It will prepare the families to begin, a “Youth Titan Campaign,” with the goal to raise additional funds before next year’s, American Cancer Walk, in April.