Tag: Friday Night Lights

  • Working Towards a Dream with Jaylen Burke

    Working Towards a Dream with Jaylen Burke

    By Joyce Oscar It’s important to have dreams and aspirations, However there’s an even more crucial part to any goal. In order to achieve those goals it takes dedication, perseverance, and emotional and mental strength. Jaylen Burke says “I’m a leader not a follower and I’m very smart. I can do anything anyone else can do…

  • No Off-Season for Josh Fisher

    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…

  • Patrick Gorman: Turning Challenges into Motivation

    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…

  • Nolan Laufenberg is on College Radars

    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…

  • Marco “daMonster” Brewer on Football & Family

    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…

  • Sean Kuhn is Finishing Out Strong

    Sean Kuhn is Finishing Out Strong

      “I believe I am capable of improving each year and want to take these God given bilities to the next level.” By Joyce Oscar Although he is still undecided about what he will major in, Senior DE/TE Sean Kuhn knows he will be on someone’s college campus next fall. He also has the dream of continuing his…

  • Molly Gorman is “All In”

    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…

  • GUNNER GIBSON is Up for the Challenge

    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…

  • Brin Hayden is Finishing Out the Season Strong

    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.…

  • The House That Saunders Built

    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…

  • Michael Horsford’s Grind Never Stops

    Michael Horsford’s Grind Never Stops

    By Joyce Oscar The New York Giants are a legendary football team that have inspired many young athletes. Michael Horsford, a 2018 athlete from Virginia, is one of those athletes. He has always been a New York Giants fan and watching them play inspired him to play football. So at ten years of age, young Michael took…

  • Who is…Jordan Alexander

    Who is…Jordan Alexander

    By Joyce Oscar They’re at the top of their game and the Benjamin Russell Wildcats are fighting to get a region championship. Coming off of a 12-2 record last year and making to the semi-finals of the playoffs, the Wildcats have fire in their eyes. They’re getting the job done with players like native Alabamian Jordan Alexander. Just who…

  • Winfield Hunter: It’s Never too Late

    Winfield Hunter: It’s Never too Late

    By Joyce Oscar Passion for football started late for Winfield  Hunter, a Wide Receiver and Safety from Faribault, MN. But it’s never too late.  The lessons you learn in football like teamwork, overcoming obstacles and dedication, are lessons that will help you all throughout life. After the recommendation from football legend Darrell Thompson, former NFL running back…

  • It’s a Family Affair with Gleo Wade

    It’s a Family Affair with Gleo Wade

    By Joyce Oscar At 5’11” and 195 pounds, 2018 Gleo Wade Jr. is making sure he gets the job done for the Clintondale Dragons. His father, Gleo Wade Sr., has definitely set the template for his son and is there to watch him do it every step of the way. Athleticism runs thick in the Wade family. The senior Wade is one…

  • Who is JaCure’ Jackson

    Who is JaCure’ Jackson

    By Joyce Oscar “Jackson takes the snap…the pass…It’s complete…TOUCHDOWN!” He can throw the ball an average of 65 yards and does it very well. It’s one of the reasons he’s in the number one spot for the Maxpreps Passing Leaders in the state of Alabama. After eight games JaCure Jackson has a total of 2,271…

  • Sean Kuhn is Committed to Being the Best

    Sean Kuhn is Committed to Being the Best

    What stands out about Sean Kuhn, other than he’s 6’4″ and 250 pounds? Well his head coach Dan McGuire of the Yorkville High varsity football team says it’s his commitment to be the best. “Sean went to every camp there was this summer to improve as a football player,” he stated. “He and his family had…