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F   reshmen and reserve foot-  experienced," freshman Tyler
                                                                ball  teams overcame dif-
                                                                                       Martin said .
                                                          fi cult obstacles and intense  train-  All  the success did not come
                                                          ing to find  themselves as tough   easily though.  The freshmen and
                                                          competitors for opponents. Both   reserve teams alike had to prove
                                                          teams showed passion  and hard   that they were ready to play  by
                                                          work  that impressed coaches   being physically pushed to the
                                                          and  spectators alike.       limit.
                                                            Reserve players suffered from   "Running sprints after
                                                          many injuries throughout the   practi ce was the hardest part
                                                          season, but their  perseverance   about football, but in  the end
                                                          and dedi cation led them to  some   they helped us for our games,"
                                                          memorable moments.           sophomore Taylor Elkins said .
                                                            "I got an                                     Aside
                                                          interception '   '                            from being
                                                          on the de-                                    acti ve on
                                                          fe nsive  line   The best part about be-      the field ,
                                                          in  our game   ing in football was being      the pl ayers
                                                          against                                       appreci-
                                                          Millard       able  to  start  on  a high     ated the
                                                          South .      school team and know-            relation-
                                                          This was     ing that if  I work hard,        ships they
                                                          my most                                       formed
                                                          memorable    I'll be able to play Fri-        with every-
                                                          moment               day night.               one on the
                                                          because it         -Luke Mullins,  9          team.
                                                          changed                                         "The
                                                          our  entire                                   best part
                                                          team's                            ''          about  be-
                                                          momentum                                      ing on  the
                                                          for the rest                                  team was
                                                          of the game," sophomore Taylor  probabl y the friend s I made and
                                                          Hendrix said .               the times I  had," freshm an Scott
                                                            Both  the freshman A and   McBride said.
                                                          B teams learned the ropes of   Through everything that
                                                          hi gh school football  and ac-  was  thrown at them, the fresh-
                                                          compli shed successful  winning   men and  reserve  football  teams
                                                          seasons.                    gained experience and proved to
                                                            "The (A) team's easiest game   be tough fi ghters.  Their efforts
                                                          was probably the game against   made them steep competition for
                                                          Bryan because we  dominated   other teams looking to defeat the
                                                          them, and  they weren't very   Mu stangs.





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