Knoxville High School hosted their 10th Annual Coaches vs Cancer event Saturday.

The event began in the morning and featured alumni basketball games, a silent auction and a survivor’s ceremony held between the varsity basketball games with Chariton. During the survivors ceremony, organizers of the Knoxville Cancer Relay donated a large check to Coaches vs Cancer which totaled a shocking $23,501.67

The Knoxville and Chariton basketball teams and cheerleaders circled around the court to once again honor the first people ever recognized as part of the Coaches vs Cancer event ten years ago. Mary Keefer and Knoxville 6th grader Anna Buttell once again stood center court , this time as winners of their battles with cancer as they held back tears and the crowd cheered. With the donations from Saturday, the Knoxville Coaches vs Cancer event is clearly headed toward its goal of $57,000 which would top over $500,000 donated over the past ten years.