To recognize the hard work and effort of Clearview’s Youth Football and Cheerleading (CYFC), the high school will host its annual Friday Night Under the Lights on Sept. 9 at the school’s football stadium.
The event – also known as youth night – will introduce the boys and girls who take part in CYFC before the start of the Clearview Pioneers football game against Vineland High School’s Fighting Clan. The players themselves will arrive an hour before, at 6 p.m.
“As the official feeder organization for the high school, it is a very special event that gives our young players and cheerleaders a connection to the high-school programs they will eventually be a part of,” said David Hoos, CYFC’s director of communications and community relations.
“It really gives them the perspective that they are actually part of a tradition that is much greater than the run-of-the-mill rec ball or cheer club.”
Not only are each of the kids introduced and showcased, but the youth football players also get to run onto the field with their older counterparts to hype the game, according to Hoos. The head coach of Clearview’s football team will also include them in the pre-game pep talk, something that is usually only reserved for the older players.
As for the youth cheerleaders, they get to catch a glimpse as to what cheerleading in front of a large crowd is like as they watch the high school’s cheer team.
“This really gives our young cheerleaders a greater perspective,” said Hoos.
All the CYFC kids will wear either their green and gold jerseys or uniforms, to denote the youth football and cheerleading teams.
Friday Night Under the Lights will begin at 7 p,m. Stay updated through the CYFC website and Facebook page.
