I’ve played football for 10 years and as the only girl on the team every year I’ve been used to the cheap shots, jokes, and rude comments from the boys. My 8th grade year was my 6th year of playing the sport and my team was amazing, it was my third year of being on the Vikings. I’ve always been defensive end, and back then I was the best defensive player on the field almost every game. Everyone knew who I was because of the rare occurrence of a female being in the sport. The event that happened is burned into my memory forever, and I’ll never forget it. The RYS championship of 2009 is something I’ll carry with m