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Players were excited as they walked through the courtyard.
Mikayla Matthews, Shaniya O’Neal and Grace Klick waved their banners in support of the football team.
The Ocoee High School Band and the cheer team performed different songs during the send off.
The football team made their way to the buses that were waiting by the school's bus loop.
Players looked around with smiles on their faces as they walked by.
Kenneth Neal, Valerie Muller and Aysia Adams had their own banners to show their support to the team.
Zachary Tobe and Caleb Webster enjoyed their breakfast sandwiches before walking by the courtyard.
The Knights were happy and loud when cheering for the football team during the send-off.
Pernell Croskey, Rima Rabieh, Renee Green, Sro Scott-Marsh and Monique Morris waited patiently for the football team to arrive at the gym to start handing the players and coaches some breakfast.
Students showed their support with different phrases written in their own banners.
The Ocoee High School cheer team performed during the send-off alongside the school’s band.
Students walked with the football team all the way to the school's bus loop, where they said goodbye and good luck to the players and the coaches.
Students waved and congratulated football players for their endeavors and wished them luck as they walked by.
Big smiles were seen on the Knights' faces as they followed the team through the school's courtyard.
Knights cheered and some recorded the moment on their phones during the send off.
The varsity cheer squad were the last ones to walk through the courtyard.
Players were proud to be heading off to the state semifinals to be representing Ocoee High.
The Knights gathered around the buses and chanted "Ocoee!" until the buses were loaded.
Coaches and players already seated on their seats prior to driving off.
Coaches and players already seated on their seats prior to driving off.
Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson, Commissioner George Oliver and Ocoee Police Department officers Sro Scott-Marsh and Eladio Martinez chatted while waiting for the buses to drive off.
The Ocoee High School varsity cheer squad was excited to be a part of the send off.
As the Ocoee High School football team continues to write more pages on the Knight Nation history books, the school celebrated their success with an emotional send off prior to the team's departure to Miami Friday, Dec. 2.
Everything started with breakfast biscuits donated to the team by the local Chick-fil-A and McDonald's. Once the players had eaten their choice of "chicken or sausage," they lined up and prepared to walk through the school's courtyard where the students, and the Ocoee High School band and cheer squad, were waiting for them.
The event was quite extraordinary. Knights held personalized banners from left to right and students cheered on the team as loud as they could while the crowd made its way to the school's bus loop.
Once at the bus loop, some students began to chant "Ocoee, Ocoee!" and after a few seconds, hundreds joined, the words echoing through the walls of the school as the last players entered the buses.
Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson and Commissioner George Oliver were present at the event to show their support.
Regardless of the result tonight, this day will definitely live in the hearts of all who were present for years to come.
The Knights will be playing Columbus High School at the state semifinal game at 7 p.m. today in Miami.
