We continue to make history. Two years ago we reached the pinnacle of Texas high school football, and now this is only the seventh time in history a Texas team is playing a California team.

In the game of football, there's a lot of passion involved. To have a young man missing from your family, it makes you look at things with a different mindset. We've raised funds every year, but this year, there's no doubt what our fund-raiser was going to be.

Playing football gave me the option of having school paid for while doing something I love,

Playing football at a school like Griffith means he plays in a lot of big games with a lot of pressure. Nate handles himself so well and he has a tremendous attitude. He is just a great person to be around.

She has helped keep that school stable and moving ahead during a time in its history that it has been undergoing great scrutiny because of the building project,

If we do come to an agreement, then it's just an advisement.