Lincoln Preparatory Academy student athletes compete in honor of a fellow student who is still hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash last year.
TEAMS ENJOY BRINGINGHOME THE WIN TO THEIRSCHOOL -- IT'S PRIDE THATIS HARD TO BEAT.BUT FOR ONE SCHOOL --BRINGING HOME THEVICTORIES -- HAS ADEEPER MEANING -- THAT'SCONNECTING ALL OF THEATHLETES.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORGABRIELLA PAGAN IS LIVEWITH THE COMMON THEMETHESE ATHLETES AREFIGHTING FOR.The players tell me this yearthey feel they have the bestcoaches in the metro and thebest support team.
They'vewatched other districts otherstates even come and rallybehind them after one of theirown had tragedy strike - all ofthat put together is what hascreated Lincoln college prepacademy's record year inathleticsAjanee Bradley/senio" ever since football seasoneverybody's been more familyoriented we've all been closerthan usual."FIRST BUILDING OFF THEMOMENTUM OF THEFOOTBALL TEAM GOING 11AND 0 AND PLAYING IN ADISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP.Ryan Glasgow/Athletic Dir andBoysB-ball Coach" and then we had to statequalifying wrestlers go downto Columbia to compete -they're young young kids - andthen both our girls and boysbasketball teams won districon the same night so I thinkit's important to give them theboost that they need and leteverybody know what's goingon down here and howimportant it is to these kids inthis community."AS FOR WHY...Chorus Davis/ Junior /Bradley"Knowing that like life is shortIguess maybe."Bradley: " you can ssomebody you've been goingto school with one day andthen the next day to know thatthey could be gone."THEY'RE TALKING ABOUTHEIR FRIEND ANDTEAMMATE - ISRAELGENTRY.THE JUNIOR RUNNINGBACK FOR THE BLUTIGERS WHO ENDED UP INA FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE ONEDAY BEFORE THE DISTRICTPLAYOFFS.HIS TEAM STILL TOOK THEFIELD AND WOEdrico Gilliam/ Senior"I know he would want to beon the court on the field givingmaximum effort.
"Ajanee Bradley/senior"And the boys did way betterthan they have in the pastprevious years their record isway better... it's like up therewith ours I think it'sactuallybetter.
Cracks up Davis:"Haha yeah it might be better!"Chorus Davis/junior" I really feel that this yearwe've never been more of afamily, it's honestly crazy.ANYONE WOULD'VEUNDERSTOOD IF THESEKIDS LET WHAT HAPPENEDTO THEIR FRIEND BRINGTHEM DOWN BUT INSTEADTHEY TOOK A PERSONALTRAGEDY AND USED IT ASA FORCE TO BE RECKONEDWITH.GP: DOES ANYTHINGABOUT THIS YEAR FEELDIFFERENT?Ajustin Preston/ SophomoreYes.JT Washington/ Senior"The energy most definitely.
Ifeel like we're a lot moretogether a lot more positiveenergy and we just got theright morale."JT Washington/senior"A lot of people doubted usthis year and what we coulddo and they didn't really thinkwe could make it this far."WANTING TO PROVEPEOPLE WRONG AND DOSO WITH IS IN THEIRHEARTS.Chorus Davis/junior"we all keep up with him andhis mom and where he's atand what is doing so Wejust make sure we're nletting him down."Ajanee Bradley/senior"I think he would be proud justto see how we're all doing thisall for him."IS- AS THEY CALL HIM - ISCONTINUING HIS FIGHT ATCHILDREN'S MERCY.GLASGOW TELLS ME HE ISNOT IN A COMA... BUT HE ISPARALYZED... AND ITS NOTCLEAR HOW MUCH BRAINACTIVITY HE HAS RIGHTNOW.YOU CAN BET WHEN THEGIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMTAKES ON KEARNEYTOMORROW NIGHT AT 6FOR SECTIONALS... ANDWHEN THE BOYS PLAY ST.JOE LAFAYETTE, THEY'LLBE DOING IT NOT JUST FORTHE CITY AS THE KIDSNOW SAY, BUT FOR IS TOO.IN KCMO, GP, 41 AC
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