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On Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., the lights on Boot Hill stadium will again shine on several Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboy football players. That is when the local community organization Boyz to Kings will hold their sixth annual flag football game between the Concerned Community Men (CCM) team and the Cowboys. The CCM team consists of men from throughout the community who get together every year to participate in the game. According to Boyz to Kings founder, Merv Mattair, the CCM team will also have their own cheerleaders, some of whom are teachers at the local schools, as the CCM team will need all the support and help they can muster. “We [the CCM team] are 1-5 against the Cowboys, but this year could be the year that we turn that around,” said Mattair. “We've been practicing really hard, getting in shape for the game.” The theme for the evening is “going four quarters, on the field and off.” Mattair uses the metaphor of a football game to emphasize the fact that in life one must keep going until the end, even through adversity.
Boyz to Kings was founded in 2010 as an organization that not only mentors, but strives to provide positive role models for the young men of Madison County. It is hoped that the young men involved with Boyz to Kings will be able to learn from these positive role models and stop the negative trends facing the youth of today and replace them with positive behaviors that will carry on from one generation to the next.
Boyz to Kings is a not-for-profit community organization that depends on the generosity of like-minded community members for support. To get more information about the Boyz to Kings program, e-mail Mattair at lifeinhd20@gmail.com.
Food will be available at the game and admission is free. The CCM team will likely be accepting donations of ace bandages, Ben Gay muscle rub, and aspirin.