Stepping into the confines of Nelson Field Sept. 20, Kyle resident Alyson Jackson was practically speechless.

No matter where you looked, from the field to the stands and just about everywhere in between, were green shirts, balloons, banners and so much more. All of it, worn by supporters, fans and athletes of Hays and Anderson high schools during their varsity football game, went toward supporting Jake Jackson, Alyson’s son, who a day later began his fight against high-level osteosarcoma, ...