This article was originally published by Boyle Heights Beat , a nonprofit newsroom of the L.A. Local News Initiative serving Boyle Heights and East L.A., on October 6.

When brothers Mario and Jordan Nunez line up across from each other Friday night under the lights of Weingart Stadium, they’ll be facing off in one of the most storied high school football rivalries.

One will wear crimson and blue; the other red and gold, representing two sides of tradition that run deeper than football.

The Tarrant-Nunez family knows the East LA Classic is more than just a game. But for them, it’s also where legacy, grief, love and sibling rivalry meet on the field.

A Rough Rider legacy

At the center of it all is Kidada Tarrant, also known on the Roosevelt High School campus as “Ms. Kiki.” As

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