Brawley middle schools face off in flag football

Brawley, Calif.- Brawley middle schools faced off for the fist time in a district -wide flag football game. 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from Padilla Pace and Barbara Worth Junior High School hit the field in a competitive match up.

Parents showed up to support their kids as the boy's teams battled it out, followed by the girl's teams.

The cheerleaders performed on the sidelines, while Squeezed Just Right Lemonade was on hand for refreshments.

Suhey castillo, a parent of an eighth grader at Barbara Worth Jr. High, said the game was a great chance for the students to have fun and get some excercise.

"I think it's a great experience for all of the students to kind of get together and know that you that it might be some kind of a friendly rivalry going on at the moment but to know that next year they'll be going into one team one family over at BUHS," she said.

Teachers say the growing interest in flag football is giving more students the chance to get involved in school sports.