At left, Emily Horstman tackles Robin Peters during the flag football game. The event was expected to raise more than $500 for the Caring Angel Program, which supports children's services at Butler Memorial Hospital.

BUTLER TWP — This isn't your standard high school football game.

Friday night lights are replaced with warm Thursday afternoon sun rays. Cones mark the end zones at Art Bernardi Stadium at the 20-yard lines.

Instead of boys wearing helmets and shoulder padding, there are girls wearing T-shirts, shorts and flag football belts. Paint marks each of their faces.

This is powderpuff, and groups of Butler High School girls have played an annual flag football game for charity for more than a decade. Money raised through ticket sales will benefit the Caring Angel Program, supporting children's services at Butler Memorial Hospital.

About 100 students and family cheered in the stands as about 20 juniors and seniors, wearing black and light blue T-shirts, played two eight-minute halves. A few football players act as team coaches.

“It was really great to have support,” said Katie Klinko, a senior on the black team.

“And it's all for a great cause,” said Marissa Marra, a senior on the blue team.

Pulled flag belts mark the field, analogous to a tackle that takes a football player down to the ground. Good runners who can dodge other girls rack up the most points, rather than teams orchestrating complicated plays.

The unusually warm weather came as a surprise to Keira Canan, high school English teacher and student council adviser who has organized the event for seven years. She recalled cupping her hands in gloves and girls playing in rain and sleet during past games.

The atmosphere is light. Even girls on the field cheer and high five during plays. History teacher Jon McKay has many jokes and quips as the announcer throughout the game.

“It's not a Keystone test, so why take it seriously?” his voice echoed through the stands.

He also commented that Butler students were wearing Seneca Valley colors, a swirl of light blue and black shirts on the field.During halftime, there isn't a marching band, but some other unique entertainment. Two Butler high school wrestlers wearing their spandex uniforms wrestled at the 50-yard line, atop a Butler Tornado logo on the field.The blue team won the game with a touchdown in the last 10 seconds, 28-21.But the important part is the fundraiser. The Caring Angel Program will likely get more than $500 from the event.The high school student council's next fundraising event is a dodge ball tournament next month.

Autumn Rodgers makes a diving catch in the end zone for a touchdown during the annual powderpuff football game at Art Bernardi Stadium on Thursday.