St. Teresa Bulldogs to Carry Late Classmate's Jersey on the Field Every Game
By: Michelle London, ReporterSt. Teresa's first football match-up of the season was against Unity. The most memorable moment for Bulldog fans happened during the coin toss.
"I think when we took out the jersey it was a big shock, I don't think anybody expected it really. I know a lot of the parents who knew him were shocked and in tears," Noah Bowers, Senior Football Player.
"The seniors came to me and wanted to carry his jersey out with the captains in honor of every game and I was all for it," said Tim Brilley, St. Teresa Head Football Coach.
The jersey in question was held on each side by the team's captains and designed in memory of Adam Carter.
"Close classmate, you know thirty kids, everybody knew everybody, he was a close classmate of everyday," Bowers said.
Adam lost his battle to cancer when he was in the seventh grade St. Teresa football captain Noah Bowers and other Bulldog seniors played in a junior football league with Adam.
"We're paying tribute to him, you know, we all get our senior year and he does not, so bringing him in you know up to with the captains is very important in honoring his memory."
The Bulldogs will continue to honor Adam's legacy throughout the season on the back of every helmet, the number 33.
"We're going to be pretty good and it's just a part of us that's always going to be gone," Bowers said.
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