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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.
[Reserve/Freshmen Football 89)