SAN ANGELO, TX - Tomorrow, the Iraan Braves will be taking an alternate route to their playoff game in Abilene that avoids I-20 in light of the tragedy that happened last Friday evening (Click here to read more about what local cheerleading squads are doing as well for the Iraan playoff game).
Christy Cruz, Crockett County Deputy Clerk, told CBS 7 about her plan to keep people's spirits high as the playoffs continue.
"We're so intertwined in these towns being on I-10 with nothing surrounding us. Families intertwined, friends intertwined. It's just a big, huge, West Texas football family,” Cruz said.
She told CBS 7 that Ozono was outside the new route, and has coordinated with the town's community to come together with supportive signs in hand to greet the team as they drive through.
The new route has the Braves heading through cities like, Barnhart, Mertzon, San Angelo and Winters, CBS 7 reported.
Police escorts and support lines are being planed for the teams passing through of these cities as well.
“Anytime there's a tragedy like that with our neighbors, we want to support them in any way that we can. Whether it's escorting them through, or [giving] personal support. We have lots of friends and family in our neighboring towns, especially Iraan, and we want to support them as they go on their travel and go get that win,” Brian Morrow, Chief of Ozona Volunteer Fire Department, told CBS 7.
In addition, Sheriff W.A. Estes of Irion County stressed that anyone planning to attend the support lines shouldn't block businesses, private drives or roads.
UPDATE December 8, 2016 @ 4:50 p.m.
The Iraan football team will be stopping at Twin Mountain Steakhouse at 2 p.m. on their way to the Abilene. Several members of the community are also expected to be present. The owner of Twin Mountain is an alumni of Iraan High School.
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