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For my super-seventh grader that is. \u00a0Well done young fellow. \u00a0Almost a year younger than most in your grade, and you held your own. \u00a0True, he hit a rough patch in the center, and I feel the timidity he showed during that time cost him being put on the defense. \u00a0But he finally came back, and by the end of the season was a starting receiver. \u00a0Still not up to the level of energy and overall bone-crunching\u00a0aggression\u00a0he showed at first, he still managed to turn things around and make some excellent showings, including being part of the team\u2019s best game at the end. \u00a0True, they didn\u2019t win, but it was their best showing, and hopefully will be something they can build on next year. \u00a0Until then, well done again, and get going on the conditioning!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For my super-seventh grader that is. \u00a0Well done young fellow. \u00a0Almost a year younger than most in your grade, and you held your own. \u00a0True, he hit a rough patch in the center, and I feel the timidity he showed during that time cost him being put on the defense. \u00a0But he finally came back, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nThe last football game of the year<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For my super-seventh grader that is.  Well done young fellow.  Almost a year younger than most in your grade, and you held your own.  True,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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