Maddie Knier turned and walked toward the woods as soon as she booted one off the side of her foot. It was her job to retrieve the missing football. That was the family rule.
There are a select few Lancaster-Lebanon League teams still dancing in the PIAA playoffs, as the state baseball and softball tournament brackets were not kind to the local teams.
The trophy was passed from one set of hands to another and everyone was given a chance to lift it. “Raise it up!” one of the kids shouted as the rest cheered.