Mt. Pleasant, IA- It is a tradition that the Friday before the first football game that the fall sports are introduced to the community and usually an intrasquad scrimmage ensues to amplify the excitement of the season. This year’s meet the players night, taking place on August 23rd, will be just a bit different.
“Meet the Panthers” night will see the football team scrimmaging Danville to end out the night instead of having the squad scrimmage against itself. Here’s how the rest of the schedule breaks down.
At 5 pm, the volleyball team will have an intrasquad scrimmage at the high school gym. The Mt. Pleasant Athletic Booster Clubs will begin serving meals at 6 pm at the Maple Leaf Athletic Complex.
Introductions will begin at 7 pm starting with the high school cross country team. The football teams will follow with 9th and 10th graders going first followed by varsity. The volleyball team will follow the same order.
At 7:15 pm, the 9th, junior varsity, and varsity teams will be introduced; lastly, the football teams will begin their scrimmage ag 7:30 pm with the varsity leading off. The varsity will get three sessions with the junior varsity getting two sessions.