Mallard Creek Optimist Club Football & Cheer Program

⚡️ WEEK 3 — HOME SWEET HOME! ⚡️

For the FIRST TIME this season, the Chargers are HOME! 🏠🏈📣

It’s GAME DAY at Mallard Creek High School and our Chargers are ready to defend home turf! 💙💛

Come out, fill the stands, bring the energy, and cheer on our football teams alongside our Chargers Cheerleaders!

📅 Saturday, September 5
📍 Mallard Creek High School

There’s nothing like GAME DAY AT THE CREEK! ⚡️

⚡️ 9U UNDER THE LIGHTS! ⚡️🏈

It’s GAME DAY for our Mallard Creek Chargers 9U! The Creek Boyz are headed to Harrisburg tonight ready to WORK! 💙💛

🏈 Chargers 9U vs. Harrisburg Cowboys
📅 Tuesday | 9.1.26
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM
📍 Harrisburg Park | 191 Sims Pkwy

Bring the energy, bring the noise, and come support our boys under the lights! ⚡️🔥!

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⚡️🏈 WEEK 2 — CHARGERS ON THE ROAD! 🏈⚡️

Charger Nation is hitting the road! 🚌💨 Our Creek Boyz are traveling across the area and ready to bring that Mallard Creek energy wherever they line up! 💙💛

Different fields. Different opponents. Same mission. 😤⚡️

📅 Saturday, August 29
🏈 7U • 8U • 9U • 11U • 12U • 14U
📍 Check the schedule for your team’s game time & location.

Pack the stands, bring the noise, and rep that BLUE & GOLD on the road! 🔥

CHARGERS, IT’S GAME DAY! ⚡️💙💛

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⚡🏈 WEEK 1 — IT’S GAME DAY! 🏈⚡

The wait is officially OVER — Week 1 of the 2026 season is HERE! 🔥

Our 8U, 9U, 11U & 12U Creek Boyz are hitting the road to take on the Lake Norman Giants at Hough High School! 💪⚡

🏈 8U | 9:00 AM
🏈 9U | 10:30 AM
🏈 11U | 2:00 PM
🏈 12U | 3:45 PM

📍 Hough High School
12420 Bailey Road, Cornelius, NC

Jamboree was the warm-up… NOW IT COUNTS! 😤🔥 Charger Nation, show up, get LOUD, and let’s set the tone for the season!

LET’S GO CHARGERS! 💙💛⚡

🍔🍟⚡ CHARGER NATION — DINNER PLANS ARE COVERED TONIGHT! ⚡🍦

Join us TONIGHT at Freddy’s and enjoy some good food while supporting the Mallard Creek Optimist Club! 💙💛

📅 Wednesday, August 19, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Freddy’s
8475 Pit Stop Court NW, Concord, NC 28027

❤️ 20% of event sales will be donated back to our organization!

🍔 In-Store: Show the flyer or let them know you’re there for the fundraiser at checkout.

📱 Online/Mobile: Use promo code GIVEBACK

Grab the family, invite some friends, and come eat for a great cause! Every order helps support our Chargers! ⚡

See you tonight, Charger Nation! 💙💛

⚡🏈 IT’S GAME DAY, CHARGER NATION! 🏈⚡

The wait is OVER! Our 2026 Mallard Creek Chargers hit the field today for the JAMBOREE! 🔥

This is our first chance to see the work our athletes and coaches have been putting in all summer. Multiple Charger teams. Multiple matchups. ONE CHARGER FAMILY. 💙💛

It’s time to line it up, compete, and set the tone for the season ahead! 😤⚡

📣 Charger families — bring the ENERGY and make some NOISE from the sidelines!

🏈 2026 STARTS NOW.
⚡ WE > ME
💙💛 LET’S GO CHARGERS!

It all started here. 💙⚡

Years ago, Chris Peal Chris Peal wore the Chargers colors as a young athlete with big dreams.

Today, the Charlotte native, Mallard Creek Chargers alum, and current Syracuse University defensive back returned—not as a player, but as a mentor and role model—through the Chris Peal Foundation, providing school supplies and encouragement to the next generation of Chargers.

Our athletes had the opportunity to hear from someone who started on these same fields and continues to pursue excellence at the collegiate level. His message was simple: work hard, stay disciplined, and never stop believing in your goals—both in the classroom and on the field.

Moments like these remind us that our mission extends far beyond football. We're committed to developing leaders, students, and athletes who will one day come back and inspire the next generation.

A huge thank you to Chris Peal and the Chris Peal Foundation for investing in our athletes and our community. Your impact reaches far beyond the game.
Once a Charger, Always a Charger. 💙🏈📚