I just happened to read this in the local paper. Wow!
The US Naval Academy should get ahold of this kid. Sounds like a future Marine or Seal.
The Grain Valley High School running back, who finished his senior season with 2,485 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns, had taken a helmet to the chest late in the second quarter of the Eagles’ 49-35 Class 5 state quarterfinal loss to Webb City and found himself in the unfamiliar position of sitting on the sidelines – literally sitting in that unfamiliar position while pain ravaged his body.
Williams later found out that helmet-to-chest hit broke two ribs, bruised three others and bruised his spleen.
So, what did this heart-andsoul player do in his final game in a Grain Valley uniform?
“He missed one play and went back out on the field,” said Eagles coach David Allie, who did everything but handcuff Williams to a bench to keep him from returning to action.
“He’s on our sidelines, having trouble breathing – he’s gasping for air and tears are coming down his face – and I said, ‘You’re done.’ Somehow he got back up on his feet and returned to the game.”
With all those injuries, Williams carried the ball 22 times for 174 yards and a touchdown, along with a 40-yard return in the second half that set up an Eagles score.
The US Naval Academy should get ahold of this kid. Sounds like a future Marine or Seal.
The Grain Valley High School running back, who finished his senior season with 2,485 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns, had taken a helmet to the chest late in the second quarter of the Eagles’ 49-35 Class 5 state quarterfinal loss to Webb City and found himself in the unfamiliar position of sitting on the sidelines – literally sitting in that unfamiliar position while pain ravaged his body.
Williams later found out that helmet-to-chest hit broke two ribs, bruised three others and bruised his spleen.
So, what did this heart-andsoul player do in his final game in a Grain Valley uniform?
“He missed one play and went back out on the field,” said Eagles coach David Allie, who did everything but handcuff Williams to a bench to keep him from returning to action.
“He’s on our sidelines, having trouble breathing – he’s gasping for air and tears are coming down his face – and I said, ‘You’re done.’ Somehow he got back up on his feet and returned to the game.”
With all those injuries, Williams carried the ball 22 times for 174 yards and a touchdown, along with a 40-yard return in the second half that set up an Eagles score.
