Today I am lamenting the end of an era. It may not be a well known era to most people but to my family it is. Yesterday afternoon, my nephew Levi played the last football game of his high school career. And what a year it was! Before this year, he didn't get to play much because he was always overshadowed by those a grade or two above him. He worked very hard all summer lifting weights and conditioning. The team ended the season with a 6-4 record which is much better than anyone expected.
Now let's talk about Levi's season as an individual. He played in all 10 games. He ran for a total of 1900 yards and broke the school record for total yards in a season (the old record was 1608) and total yards rushing in a game. He ran for 293 yards against St. Cloud Cathedral (the old record was 257). Yesterday he tied the record for number of touchdowns in a season with 21. He had 3 games where he ran for over 200 yards. He was named West Central North Conference Performer of the Week, KSAX TV Athlete of the Week (that got him a TV interview!), and Hardware Hank "Nuts and Bolts" Athlete of the Week for the week of October 9th.
Congratulations Levi on a great season! I am so proud of you---not only for the great season but more importantly for the wonderful young man you are.
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