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HOLLADAY — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Olympus High School football team and its opponents showed off a new color Wednesday night in honor of a player's mom who lost her battle to breast cancer just last month.
Players on both teams donned pink tape to wrap their wrists and shins. The idea came from the Olympus High School football coach, and the 40 varsity players unanimously agreed to wear pink for their second to last home game, according to the players.
But the main focus is on sophomore Dalen Hudiburgh, who played in his first varsity game Wednesday night. Before a game in September, Hudiburgh found out his mom had died.
“I was just kind of in shock. I took my helmet off and walked to my car,” he said. “I was in shock. I know a lot of people break down, but I was just frozen.”
Hudiburgh and his team played their game last night for his mom.
“She came to every game,” he said. “One great thing about this community is how we really come together.”
Hudiburgh also got to play as a captain at the game.
"She's always here with me,” he said.
Olympus High School won its game against Mountain View High School, 41 – 9. The team also collected donations to benefit cancer research.
