Tag: football
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No Off-Season for Josh Fisher
By Joyce Oscar From Star Wars movies to visiting Disney World each year and playing in the snow, Josh Fisher admits that despite being 6’2” and 215 lbs, he’s just a big kid at heart. “I enjoy just about everything Star Wars,” he says. “I have all the movies and even have quite a collection of Star…
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JaCure’ Jackson’s Bitter Sweet Moments
By Joyce Oscar With his “Sampson like” locks flowing from his helmet, senior JaCure’ Jackson throws his last pass down the field as the Minor Tigers fight the Ramsey Rams in the 2016 Alabama High School Football Playoff quarter-finals. JaCure’ stated on his twitter timeline “Tough ending but great year. Thanks for the opportunity & all the…
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Will Kulick Finishing the Season Strong
by Joyce Oscar Lance Briggs, Junior Seau and John Abraham are all great linebackers whose jerseys were adorned by the number 55. We can also add 2017 Will Kulick to that list. The 6’3″ 225 pound athlete is a senior at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. The Raiders had an outstanding season…
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Rodney Hudson Jr. Ready to Take Center Stage in the 2017-18 Season
By Joyce Oscar In a locker room in Williamsburg, Virginia fifty plus players put away their blue and white helmets and their Warhill Lions jerseys; it’s the end of the season. Some will prepare for their college football careers and others like 2018 Rodney Hudson Jr. will start their strategies for the next season. We caught up…
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William Enneking: One Team, One Brotherhood
By Joyce Oscar The summers aren’t too hot and the winters aren’t too cold. They’re close to the city but just far enough away to enjoy the peace and quiet of suburban life. And let’s not forget it has the perfect weather for fall football. These are all of the qualities that William Enneking loves about…
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Aristotle Proskinitopoulos an Athlete You Can Depend On
“He will be a great addition to anyone’s football program.” –Duncan DellaVolpe Head Football Coach Fairfield Warde HS” August 19, 2016 the Fairfield Warde High School Mustangs’ locker room was filled with cleats, workout gear and anxious teenage football players eagerly awaiting the upcoming season. The 9 AM practice includes returning players and incoming…
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Seth Mounts is Cashing in on His Hard Work
By Joyce Oscar He’s a two-time Kentucky state champion, a three-time FBU Team Kentucky selection, Captain of FBU Team Kentucky and three-time State Finals Defensive MVP. He has all of this and has never played in a high school game. Belfry, Kentucky…where everyone loves football and home of eighth grader Seth Mounts. When you’re 6’2″ and 160 pounds,…
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Patrick Gorman: Turning Challenges into Motivation
by Joyce Oscar From mint chocolate chip ice cream to Dreams and Nightmares by Meek Mill, wide receiver Patrick Gorman’s pre-game ritual is not an unusual one. On game day he listens to music throughout the day followed by watching “Prove Em Wrong” a video about Julian Edelman. He then tapes his wrists, writes initials and a number on…
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Nolan Laufenberg is on College Radars
By Joyce Oscar Most athletes have a special memory of little league football. And when you’re 6’4″ and 295 pounds, certain memories really resonate with you. It was his very first year playing football and everyone lined up side-by-side. “I was a little chunky kid but I was super fast,” says Nolan Laufenberg of Castle…
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Marco “daMonster” Brewer on Football & Family
By Joyce Oscar When you’re 6’4″ and 290 pounds, you can just about call yourself anything you want and get away with it. His twitter handle is “marcodamonster” and a MONSTER on the field he is. He’s only a Junior and still has a little growing to do. Maco Brewer is an Offensive Tackle…
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Molly Gorman is “All In”
By Joyce Oscar He’s intense…He places full board the second the game clock starts…He prepares all week by watching film, practicing and getting ready mentally…He works hard during a game-he owns himself…He is always giving 110% and never gives up on a play…He plays until the whistle blows. These are some of the things football…
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GUNNER GIBSON is Up for the Challenge
By Joyce Oscar He’s an outdoors type of guy. He loves backpacking and takes fly fishing trips to wherever the fish take him. But backpacking and fly fishing isn’t all 18-year-old Gunner Gibson loves to do…he loves to play football. At the mere age of 5-years-old, Gunner’s father, Francis Gibson introduced him to the game of football. An just…
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Brin Hayden is Finishing Out the Season Strong
By Joyce Oscar It always feels good to win a game…but how good does it feel to win nine in a row. The Resurrection Christian Cougars can answer that question for you. They’re currently 9-0 overall and 5-0 in their league. They’ve average 41 points per game and have cannoned their way into the playoffs.…
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The House That Saunders Built
Cover Photo by Cecil Copeland: MDJ “Your strongest muscle & worst enemy is your mind. If U don’t learn to control your thoughts, U will never learn to control your behavior!” By Joyce Oscar, No greater advice can be given to a football team! Like the little engine that could, the Pebblebrook Falcons have climbed…
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Tristan Vandiver, Proving the Strength of a Freshman
Looking at Tristan Vandiver, this young Freshman varsity lineman shows a player with the effort to make his way up the ladder at Booneville High School in Corinth, MS. This young man shows preparation and skill to protect his teammates, starting as a Freshman with the start of a great average 1.3 tackles per game while also…
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Josh Smith Outstanding Citadel Linebacker
provided by Tracy Smith At The Citadel, they call him “smiles,” but don’t let that fool you. Josh Smith is a beast on the football field—a true warrior. If ever there was an unsung, true-grit college football player, it’s Josh Smith. You can teach technique, but you can’t teach heart. Josh has the heart…