Lisbon’s homecoming celebrations were kicked off with a tradition as old as the celebration of homecoming itself.
The drums and horns of the marching band rang throughout the streets. They marched a 0.86-mile route, leading the football, volleyball, cross country, and powderpuff teams. The return of the Lisbon homecoming parade had families and students lining the streets.
“I was excited they were doing [the parade] this year,” Amanda Macke said.
The parade led right into the annual powderpuff tournament. The seniors battled the freshmen to begin the tournament. The freshmen were able to keep it close in the first half, but two interceptions returned for touchdowns gave the seniors a comfortable 22-0 win.
The juniors and sophomores followed up with a low scoring affair, full of strong defense. The juniors scored on their first drive of the game and converted on the two-point conversion. The sophomores returned the favor in the second half, but were unsuccessful on the two-point conversion. A late interception by the sophomores gave them an opportunity to complete the upset. However, the juniors defense stood tall and got the stop to clinch a berth in the title game.
Fans who braved the chilly temperatures were treated to an entertaining, back-and-forth championship game. The seniors began the scoring with a 40-yard touchdown run and converted the two-point play.
The juniors responded with a minute left in the first half with a 50-yard touchdown. However, they missed the conversion after the score and went into half down, unsuccessful on the two-point conversion. A late interception by the sophomores gave them an opportunity to complete the upset. However, the juniors defense stood tall and got the stop to clinch a berth in the title game. Fans who braved the chilly temperatures were treated to an entertaining, back-and-forth championship game. The seniors began the scoring with a 40-yard touchdown run and converted the two-point play. The juniors responded with a minute left in the first half with a 50-yard touchdown. However, they missed the conversion after the score and went into half down, 8-6. The seniors opened the second half with a long touchdown drive. They took all six downs to work their way down the field. The seniors converted the two-point conversion to go up 10. The juniors responded, but they ran out of time and the seniors pulled out the 16-12 victory to the powderpuff championship.
“[Powderpuff] is honestly my girls’ favorite thing to watch,” Macke said. “They are in elementary school and junior high and would hate me if I didn’t take them to this.”