It has been more than ten years since Wayland defeated Weston in the annual powder-puff football game. Weston won again last Wednesday for yet another year, defeating the Wayland girls 18-6.

Each year, on the eve of Thanksgiving, the Wayland and Weston girls compete in a football game called powder-puff. The girls play two 22-minute halves of flag football on a full size football field.

Weston marched down the field and scored on their very first drive. They later scored again on a 50-yard run to go ahead 12-0.

The Wayland girls were at risk of getting routed for another consecutive year when running back Maeve Moynihan broke loose for a 45-yard touchdown. The excitement didn’t last long for the girls, since Weston scored again on a trick play ending any chances of a Wayland comeback.

“It was miserable since it was so freezing,” said Moynihan.

There was also speculation that Weston was given unfair advantages. 

“Weston supposedly hired a real coach and had different flags which were harder to pull off than ours,” said Moynihan.

“Weston kept their strongest players in for the entire game and were always much more intense about the game than us,” said quarterback Mackenzie Salitsky. “On our team, everyone gets a chance to get in the game and we all play more for fun.”

Despite the score, not all was lost.

“It was a tough fought game and we really came together as a team in the second half. The game is a great tradition and it’s a chance for girls to bond with girls they aren’t necessarily friends with,” said cornerback Liana Nierenberg.

Weston still holds a winning streak of over ten games. But next year when the leaves are falling and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, the Weston girls will have to put their streak on the line again.