A female quarterback will lead one of the teams in the national children's Pop Warner football tournament this week, a first in the league's 56-year history.
Eleven-year-old Jasmine Plummer of Harvey, Ill., has taken the Junior Pee Wee League Harvey Colts to an 11-1 record.
The team's next stop is the National Junior Pee Wee League Championship in Florida. Plummer's teammates told the Associated Press they do not think it is any big deal having a girl quarterback.
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\She scrambles good, she throws the ball good, she runs good,"" wide receiver DeMarius Reed said.
Teammate Dimitrius ""Doc"" Hardwick added, ""We win the games because she's really good.""
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