Big Spring Steer Football is back: Big 7-on-7 tournament to kick off Saturday
Football fans, you are in for a thrill this weekend. The Big Spring Steers are hosting a huge 7-on-7 Football tournament this Saturday, May 15. The tournament will have a field of 12 teams. Big Spring, Snyder, and Seminole will make up Pool A. Midland Christian, Lubbock High, and San Angelo Central are in Pool B. Pool C will be San Angelo Lakeview, Brownfield, and Greenwood. Group D has Crane, Wink, and Sonora.
The action will kick off this Saturday at 9 a.m. The games will take place at Memorial Stadium and Blankenship Field. If you have never seen 7-on-7 Football, you are in for a thrill. It is a high-paced style of football. They decreased the field down to 45 yards. There are markers every 15 yards. If the team can get three first downs without a penalty, it is a Touchdown. All plays must be passed; there are no running plays also no kicking or punting. The runner is down when the opposing team touches him. Each half is 15 minutes. 7 on 7 is an appealing brand of football that is satisfying to attend.
This will be a 12-team warmup tournament. The Steers open up Pool
A play when they take on the Snyder Tigers at Memorial Stadium at 9 a.m. The second game for Pool A will pit Snyder against Seminole at 10 a.m. Then third game for Pool A will start at 11 a.m. and has the Big Spring Steers facing off against Seminole. Pool B will begin at Blankenship Field at 9 a.m. and will start with Midland Christian taking on Lubbock High. Game Two will be at 10 a.m. and finds Midland Christian facing off against San Angelo Central. The last match of Pool B will be at 11 a.m. when San Angelo Central faces Lubbock High. Pool C will be at Blankenship Field. They set the first game of the day for 9 a.m. and finds San Angelo Lakeview taking on Greenwood. The game at 10 a.m. will be San Angelo Lakeview against Brownfield. The last match of Pool C is at 11 a.m., and it will be Greenwood against Brownfield. Group D will Pool C. Then second-place seed from likewise take place at Blankenship Pool B will take on the top finisher in Field. It kicks off at 9 a.m. with Crane Pool C. The semifinals will be held at against Wink. The 10 a.m. game will 3 p.m. when the winners from the 1 be Wall vs. Sonora, and the last match p.m. games will play each other, thus of Pool D will be at 11 a.m., and it will the squads who win the 2 p.m. games be Crane battling Sonora. will play. Then the winner of those
After the round-robin play of each two games will play in the overall Pool, the top two seeds in each Pool championship. They set the Showdown will advance for a 4 p.m. start. One of the cool things that will happen to the at this tournament is that they playoffs, will raise money for a significant a singlegame cause, Hope for Hailey. Hailey Williams is a 14-year-old Forsan native elimination diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma; She tournament. had her first round of chemotherapy on May 10. They will have a table set After a up to collect any donations for this lunch young lady. Big Spring will also have break, a concession stand, and all the proceeds the teams will go to the Williams family. will go She also has a GoFundMe page; all back to you have to do is go to GoFundMe. work at com and search for Hailey Williams. 1 p.m. Let's all turn out and watch some at Memorial Stadium. The winner good football, all while helping Hailey of Pool A will face off against the and her family. second-place team of Pool D. Then second-place team from Pool A will play the First-place team of Pool B. At
2 p.m., the single-elimination tournament will continue when the top team from Pool B plays the second seed for
Dustin is the Sports Writer for the Big Spring Herald. To contact him email sports@bigspringherald.com or call 432-263-7331.