SAGINAW, Mich. -- Thousands of toothpicks caused a big problem for the Tawas Braves football team.

Friday night’s highly anticipated match up between rivals Tawas and the Alcona Tigers was to determine a play-off spot for one of the two teams.

The game was supposed to take place at Tawas but with the introduction of thousands of toothpicks sticking up out of the ground, and with nothing the players could do to get rid of them all, the decision was made to move the game 40 miles to Alcona’s home field.

Instead of the usual 1000 fans showing up for a Tawas home game, only 150 made the trek to Alcona.

This aside, Tawas beat Alcona 49-0.

Students from the toothpick-laden school have alluded to the involvement of students from Oscoda, who Tawas beat 72-0 a few weeks ago-a record worst for the school.

Michigan State Police were notified of the incident and it is unknown at this time if an investigation is under way.

The unwanted objects were removed one-by-one by fans and school officials.