The East Palestine football team honed their skills on the field against Wellsville but they also learned some important lessons about life off the field Thursday.

"I think it was a great experience, it's good team bonding to come together and help a great cause and a great organization. I've read a lot about ALS and I saw the special on SportsCenter, it's a terrible horrifying disease and it's great that people are finally starting to recognize it," said junior Zack Baker-Stowe, East Palestine football player.

The coaching staff decided to take the ALS ice bucket challenge from the band to a whole new level with the help of the local fire department.

Some teens are learning about this debilitating disease through these challenges.

"It's good to know that we can help out any way that we can. Even just by doing that and getting a little wet, shows that we can help support the cause. Was it pretty cold? Oh yeah, it was cold but it felt good after the game," said junior David Weaver.

Coach Tony Foster asked the kids to also donate what they can to help fight ALS and they also asked the fans who came to the scrimmage to open their wallets.

"Everyone knows it as Lou Gehrigs's disease, and I think the push of calling it ALS and people knowing the formal name. My girls are 10 and 7 and I'm explaining to them what it is and what the cause is for, so I think it's good all around," said Foster.

Now the heat is on for the cheerleaders, volleyball and soccer teams, who the football team challenged.

As of Thursday, $41.8 million has been raised for the ALS Association compared to $2.1 million during the same time last year.