The start of football season is right around the corner, and the Sandy Creek Patriots are busy preparing for the upcoming season, hosting their inaugural Football Community Kick-off Saturday, which includes Creek’s spring game.

The game will be played from 10 a.m. to noon, and immediately following the game, a meet-and-greet carnival will be held with Creek coaches, players, friends and supporters.

The carnival will include food, games, a jumper for kids, face painting and a dunk tank that will have coaches, faculty and some community members involved.

Sandy Creek's booster club has been active. It has taken an interest in community involvement, and it is canvassing the local businesses of Tyrone and working to stimulate re-investing its dollars locally.

“The reason for having this community kick-off is two-fold,” Sandy Creek football booster club president Carl Lane said. “Sandy Creek has been the winningest program in the area for years. Nobody knows this is Sandy Creek territory. It's real important for us to put Sandy Creek on the map.

“We are starting early to rally around our student-athletes. We also are trying to drive more revenue to local businesses, and we want to make a big impact in the community.”