My brother Garrett, who is 18, played in the Alabama Independent Schools Association’s All-State Football game this weekend. Basically, that means that out of all of the football players in the state of Alabama that go to private school, my brother was chosen to play right offensive tackle. He is THE BEST right offensive tackle in the state. That goes to private school.
His team (East) won the game and Garrett played every offensive play. The way it works is that everyone chosen for the teams will play, but how hard you work in practice and how awesome you are determines how much you get to play. So Garrett-very hard worker, very awesome.
I am so proud of my bro. He is 11 years younger than me, so we always had a weird kind of relationship. When he was little, I was yet another authority figure to him. And he was a very bad kid. We all thought he was going to end up as a juvenile delinquent, if he lived that long.
But he has grown up into a generous, loyal, strong young man. Not only physically strong, but strong in spirit as well. I went down in October to see him play football. I haven’t gotten to see him play, since I have lived in VA the entire time he’s been in high school. I was astonished at his leadership, his caring and his ability on the field. Any time anyone made a great play, Garrett was the first to congratulate him. And any time someone messed up, Garrett was the first one saying “It’s ok, you’ll get it next time(actually what he said was “It’s aaaight, you’ll git it the next taame” but I don’t know how many of you speak Lower Alabamian). It was apparent how much the younger kids looked up to him and how much his encouragement meant to them.
Garrett is a killa awesome football player, and a killa awesome person. I’m proud to know him and even prouder to be his sister.
And did I mention that he’s being recruited by AUBURN FOOTBALL?? Did I mention that? Cause he is. WAR EAGLE, BABY.
That’s so awesome!! My life needs another college football team to pull for.