Youth football kicks off with annual jamboree
Mull ages 10-12 quarterback Jackson Puckett (2) runs in for a touchdown during the team’s scrimmage against East Burke at the 18th annual Burke County Youth Football Jamboree held Sept. 7 at East Burke High School. The event featured 17 youth football teams spanning seven schools and all three age divisions, and each team on hand participated in two hour-long scrimmages ahead of today’s 2024 regular-season openers.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. Photos / THE PAPER
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Mull ages 10-12 quarterback Jackson Puckett (2) runs in for a touchdown during the team’s scrimmage against East Burke at the 18th annual Burke County Youth Football Jamboree held Sept. 7 at East Burke High School. The event featured 17 youth football teams spanning seven schools and all three age divisions, and each team on hand participated in two hour-long scrimmages ahead of today’s 2024 regular-season openers.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. Photos / THE PAPER
Ray Childers Pirates ages 10-12 football team coaches and players talk during a break the action on Sept. 7 in Icard.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
A Valdese ages 10-12 defender gets his hand on a pass attempt by Ray Childers during the Sept. 7 scrimmages held at the EBHS practice field.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
East Burke’s Grayson White (right) tackles a Salem player during an ages 5-7 scrimmage at the EBHS game field.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
Salem’s Silas Scott (left) takes the handoff and heads upfield against Hildebran in the ages 5-7 scrimmage.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
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