By Ella Franzman – Editor-In-Chief

The Jonathan Law Powderpuff team defeated Foran 35-7 on November 22 to bring the trophy back home to Devon.

The team was led by senior quarterback Talia Salanto, who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns. Salanto’s main receiver was junior Mady Bull who caught for over 180 yards and three touchdowns. 

“Last year playing inside linebacker I thought it was fun until I played QB this year and realized how much more fun it is to be involved in offensive snaps,” Salanto said.

Last year, the Lawmen lost 7-0 and the team came in determined to produce a different outcome. 

“Coming back this year I had a lot of familiarity with the D-end position, so I did not do much differently but I spent more time focusing on what to do better instead of just how the position works,” senior Dani Matist said.

The Lawmen only let the Lions score once – on a 75 yard touchdown pass which made the score 7-7. 

“The turning point was (junior) Tessa Piselli’s interception near the end of the first half, two plays later we scored a 75 yard touchdown to put us up two scores,” head coach Mr. O’Reilly said. “There wasn’t any moment where we felt we were in danger of losing. That was a turning point where it went from winning to dominating.”

Seniors Caden Simpson and Samantha Chy also added rushing touchdowns for Law, who tied the record for most points scored in a Powderpuff game.

“The moment we won was so surreal – after the whistle blew we all just ran onto the field and were cheering and celebrating,” Matist said. “Especially after the loss last year, it was such a good feeling to beat Foran, probably one of the most exciting moments during my time at Law.”

After the game, coaches selected MVPs for offense and defense. The offensive MVPs were the duo of Salanto and Bull as well as tight end Zoe Johnson and the defensive MVPs were Paige Kantor, Marissa Wargo, and Matist. 

“I’m hoping to improve more for next year by getting more tackles, and more flags and getting another interception,” Piselli said.

Many of the players on the Lawmen Powderpuff team were varsity athletes and multi-sport athletes. 

“I think playing sports makes you a better Powderpuff player,” O’Reilly said. “Football and Powderpuff are sports where you can come in and have no knowledge of the game, but if you’re athletic you have a chance to be very good. So having the school’s best athletes come out for the team will make our team better.”

Bull, who is a two-time All-State and All-SCC pitcher for the softball team, was excited to get to play a different sport with her softball teammates.

“It was really fun to be a part of another sport at Law this year after only playing softball for Law,” Bull said. “I’ve always wanted to play Powderpuff, and I’m glad I could play another sport with Tal (Salanto) and I can’t wait for next year.”