Thursday, May 29, 2008

All About Hunter #40



It has been brought to my attention that "about Hunter" has been lacking in the posting area. We have tons of Hayden and a lot about Harley, but only 1 about Hunter. So he requested that I do a post about his football career. Hunter played football for Bountiful High Little League this year. The practices started in August and were the hardest thing Hunter has ever done. He passed out 1 time and came close 3 times.
Before they got their official BHS Jersey's Hunter wore Dave's Bigham High School #21 to the summer practices. Although the initials were the same, the color was all wrong and Hunter was teased relentlessly due to wearing "the enemy colors". At tryouts Hunter was clocked as the fastest runner on the team and was placed on the A Team. We were so proud of him and knew that he was going to be an excellent player.

Hunter's team won all but 1 game in regular season. He played in the heat, rain, snow, and wind. In October he thought he was going to freeze to death, but realized that Oct. was warm compared to November. Hunter intercepted the ball and ran for a touchdown which happened so fast even he was surprised. Hunter's team took first place in the championship and got trophy's.
He battled through a wierd strain of mono during the football year and got a lot of bumps and bruises. He learned that hitting someone can be painful for both parties, and that sometimes the sideline is the safest place to be (Go #40)!
Hunter is not sure if he wants to continue his career in Little League, he feels it would be in his best interest to hold out until he is old enough for the NFL draft.
P.S. If you are an NFL hopeful, it helps to act like one, arriving in style is essential!

1 comment:

cmshort said...

He looks so grown up in his jersey. Definately NFL material.