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Sahuaro Cougars’s Annual Red & Blue Scrimmage

Sarah Bol, Editor

August 25, 2025

Fall is here, and you know what that means: Sahuaro football! Every year, our team splits into two, and the Cougars play… well, the Cougars, for one night only. Essentially, it’s an open practice, playing out the kinks of what could go wrong during gameplay for the newer students. But it’s not just that, the purpose of this game is not only to show the student body how ready the football team is for the season, but also to hype up the crowd for the upcoming season.

Our 2025 Red & Blue Scrimmage was held on Friday, August 15th, encompassing all things for a great start to a (hopefully) even greater season. The Cougar Marching Band and Cougar Colorguard came out with all the stops, never missing a beat; the Sahuaro Cheer rallied on our football team, and the snack bar was way better than subpar.

Our Sahuaro Band, unfortunately, did not have their 2025 show ready for halftime, but they did have their amazing stand tunes in play, including our fight song Across The Field, Band Yell, Land of a Thousand, and Bacon. Our Cougar Colorguard matched their energy, performing their matching choreography for each song, even performing their dance to ‘Me Too’ by Meghan Trainor.

The Sahuaro Colorguard Captain, Madi Jorden, is eager for this next season and expressed, “I’m really excited just because we’re going to be more prepared… and our show is really awesome this year, so yeah, I’m really excited.”

Our football team brought out all the stops, from the sports recognition and rally to the DJ and Cougar Cage, even bringing out a Dip N’ Dots truck for our students. The Sahuaro Student Council came out to hype up the crowd and invite students down to take a selfie with the Cougar Cage poster, helping out with anything the football team may need.

At the end of the day, the Cougars pulled out all the stops, showcasing their love for the game and the students, expressing school spirit in all ways possible at all fronts. For only one dollar admission, it was worth every penny.

About the Contributor

Sarah Bol, Editor-In-Chief

Sarah Bol, a junior, has been working on The Paper Cut for three years and is now the Editor-In-Chief. In addition to The Paper Cut, Sarah is also involved in Student Government, National Honor Society, Link Crew, Marching Band, Winterguard, Robotics, Book Club, Girls’ Tennis Manager, Jazz Band, and Humanity United Club. Sarah has set her focus on getting into the University of Arizona to study journalism and become a broadcast political analyst, while also continuing music studies. Sarah’s passions include studying politics, taking photos, music, and much more. Sarah’s known to have a very busy schedule, often having to turn down hangouts because of school, clubs, or work. Because of that dedication to her craft, Sarah has won many awards – one of her most prideful being the Cougar Spirit Award that she received at the 2025 Honors and Awards night. But Sarah’s portfolio doesn’t end there; this past summer, Sarah completed a program called Camp Cronkite, a camp held at the ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications. While there, Sarah learned from some of the best journalism professors in the country; they delved into many topics, including Podcast Strategy, Catchy Ledes and Headlines, and Videography. Sarah comes from a long line of artists; her grandfather was a sculptor, painter, and photographer, and her grandmother was a music teacher and photographer. Her mother was very involved in art and activism in New York, and her sister is a clarinetist. Growing up surrounded by the arts, Sarah has dipped her toes into many forms of media, her most recent being music. Sarah is in our Color Guard, where they perform with the marching band using dance and auxiliary arts. Now she’s taking it one step forward by learning the clarinet and the trumpet, in hopes of joining the jazz band in the spring.