Inside BSHS Football
October 22, 2009 • written by Lindsey Cady, Amanda Accardo, & Ashley Abieras
As most of you know, we have many great fall sports here at Bend High. We have Volleyball and Soccer to Water Polo and Cross Country. All of these sports are very fun; however, the most popular sport at Bend High is football. Hundreds of people show up to the football games and they’re always a blast. To many of us students, football is just another sport, but to the football players it is so much more. The football team is like their second family.
I had the chance to talk to the boys with some of my friends and football is a big part of the players’ lives! These boys don’t just like high school football though. Varsity player, Liam Brown, said he is a fan of the NFL team Chargers. Another player from the JV team named Jacob Potter said, “I’m not a big NFL fan, but if I had to choose I would say my favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks!”
While interviewing the guys we realized that their families have a big impact on why they play football. Another varsity player, Greg Vibbert, said his dad was a big encouragement to him. “My dad really encouraged me to go out and sign up for the team,” he said. A player from the JV team named Emmanuel Khan said his inspiration for playing is hitting people. There are a lot of good and bad things about playing football. A freshman football team member, Stephen Sanders, said, “The best thing about playing is wining the games. The worst thing is losing the games.” The football players are very important, but so are the coaches.
We went around to the coaches and asked what their favorite thing about coaching is and they all said working with the boys. Coach Walker said, “The best thing about working with the boys is watching them grow and develop.”
Talking with the football players was a good experience. It gave me the chance to realize how much football means to them. To us it’s just another sport. However, to the players, it’s so much more.
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