Rancho Cucamonga High School hosts their annual juniors vs. seniors Powder Puff game on Friday, March 17. Powder Puff is a flag football game designed for female juniors and seniors to compete against each other. Junior Isabella Moran is one of the many girls that decided to join.

“I joined because I wanted to meet more people and get more involved with school,” Moran said.

Moran is currently practicing for the positions of defensive line and offensive line. She said her boyfriend encouraged her to join this year because he is one of the Powder Puff coaches.

Going into Powder Puff, Moran hopes to have an offensive position while also being with her friend, however, they ended up on the defensive line.

“I wanted to be the ones who run out and pull the receiver’s flag, but I stuck with my one friend to D-line,” Moran said. “Then I found out that it was so much fun so that’s why I stuck with it instead of doing the other position. It’s really fun with our small group.”

Although Moran is enthusiastic about joining Powder Puff, she does feel nervous since she joined with no previous knowledge of football.

“This is my first time playing football in general,” Moran said. “I am more confident now that I know more though,”

Moran feels pressure to win against a good team, but she is connecting more with her teammates. They work together to improve as a team.

“I’m pretty scared of going up against seniors that are more experienced, but I am getting closer with the other girls,” Moran said. “I think I’m bonding with them.”

She said that she loves that Powder Puff is an opportunity to make new friends and enjoys bonding with her teammates. Moran thinks this season will be tough to win against the seniors since they have more experience.

“I know for sure I will be able to say by the end of the season that I’ve come out of my shell and that I’ve done what I couldn’t do,” Moran said.

Moran thinks that no matter the game’s outcome, it will be a fun experience and she is glad that she joined. She agrees that her team has chemistry with each other, and that is an important factor when it comes to team sports.

“It’s kind of cool to see it all come together,” Moran said. “I have confidence that we will play well.”

The girls participating have the option to choose a name and number for their jersey. Moran customized hers for this season.

“I put ‘Bella Wella’ and number 99,” said Moran. “I don’t know what the uniforms look like yet, but I just put my nickname.”

Moran overall is enjoying the season so far, she was nervous to join at first but she thinks it is very fun.