The Ball Game in the Apalache Kingdom

The biggest known apalache town was located at lake jackson, which is just a bit north of modern day tallahasse in the sort of north central panhandle. But for whatever reason, around the year 15 hundred it seems that the capital and ceremonial centre of the apalache was not at lake Jackson but at a town called onhka. And each village had its own ball game team, and they would challenge one another,. issue challenges to each other, to matches. It was played on a ball court where players would try to kick a ball in order to strike a goal post. The game was often rough and even violent. There were a lot of injuries reported,