Emma Bissell and other Edward Little High School cheerleaders decorate a car Friday prior to the parade from EL to Walton Field for the last football game to be played at Walton. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Ethan St. Peter drives through Auburn on Friday prior to the start of the Battle of the Bridge between Lewiston High School and Edward Little High School football teams. St. Peter’s son, Jordon, is a freshman on the EL team. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The annual Battle of the Bridge pits the Lewiston Blue Devils against the Red Eddies of Edward Little High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Alex Duchette of Edward Little High School gets ready Friday for the final football game at Walton Field. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Tony Grenier ties a ladder to the top of his truck Friday at Edward Little High School in Auburn. Grenier was one of many parents who joined the parade from EL to Walton Field for the last football game to be played at Walton. Grenier, parent of Tyler and Kenzie, used the ladder to plant an eight-foot tall inflatable ghost to the top of the press box at Walton Field. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The Edward Little High School football team prepares to board the school bus Friday in Auburn. The bus took part in the parade from EL to Walton Field for the final football game to be played at Walton. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Laura Sanberg decorates her car Friday at Edward Little High School in Auburn. Sanberg was one of many parents who joined the parade from EL to Walton Field for the last football game to be played at Walton. Sanberg’s son, Bjorn, plays football for the Red Eddies. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A parade of Edward Little High School parents makes it’s way to Walton Field Friday for the football game between EL and Lewiston High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Edward Little and the ghost of Edward Little make their way to Walton Field on Friday for the football game between Edward Little High School and Lewiston High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Brooks Beaudry, a freshman at Edward Little High School, buys a ticket Friday for the last Battle of the Bridge to be played at Walton Field. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The Lewiston High School Blue Devils take the field for the last Battle of the Bridge to be played at Walton Field. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Alumni of the Edward Little High School football team sign the book “The Battle of the Bridge: The History of Edward Little and Lewiston Football” Friday at Walton Field. The book was written by EL alum Bim Gibson. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

John Sullivan of Auburn walked across the street from his home Friday to watch the last Battle of the Bridge to be played at Walton Field. Sullivan, 91, played football at Walton Field in 1946-47 as a member of the Morse High School football team. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Adam Jordan, a 2001 graduate of Edward Little High School, was one of the many EL alumni recognized before Friday’s game between EL and Lewiston High School. Jordan played fullback and guard during his four years at EL. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Brian Dubois, center, a 1988 graduate of Edward Little High School, played for the Red Eddies in the 1980s. He and other alumni were recognized Friday prior to the final game to be played at Walton Field. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Tony Grenier of Auburn climbed on top of the Walton Field press box Friday to plant an eight-foot Ghost of Edward Little. The stands were full as the Red Eddies of Edward Little and the Lewiston High School Blue Devils played the last Battle of the Bridge at Walton Field. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Bob Morin, 86, makes his way past the Edward Little Football team Friday at Walton Field in Auburn. Morin was one of many former EL football players recognized prior to the start of the Battle of the Bridge. Friday’s game between EL and Lewiston High School was the final football game played at Walton Field. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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