Players from the Brownwood Lions football team are joining teammate Josh Hernandez in an upcoming wheelchair rugby game this Sunday. The players will join North Texas Cowboys and RISE Adventures in an exhibition game to help raise awareness and money for the program.
Wheelchair Rugby is a simple game with complex strategies for playing both offense and defense. It is played with volleyball on a basketball-size court with goal lines marked by cones and a lined-off “key” area.
The object of the game is to score a goal (1 point) by crossing the goal line with possession of the ball while the opposing team is defending that goal. The team with the most points when time runs out wins.
RISE Adventures’ goal is to create independence for the entire physically challenged population. They accomplish this goal through sports, recreation, and outdoor events and programs.
The exhibition game will take place at 3pm this Sunday, January 2nd at Warren Gym at Brownwood High School. Donations are requested but not required to attend, but all proceeds raised will go to help the North Texas Cowboys team afford to travel to other cities like Brownwood for the opportunity to play and to help make more people aware of what people with disabilities are capable of accomplishing.
Brownwood players scheduled to play include Josh Hernandez, Pickle Burleson, Levi Westerman, Pops DeLaPaz, Alex Elizondo, Coach Wilson, and Riley Cason.
For more information about RISE Adventures, visit their website at www.riseadventures.org
