Rough Draft

As graduation is coming up fast for many seniors, many students are trying to figure out what they are doing after they graduate. Some students will decide to work, and many students will be choosing what college they will be attending next fall. The Chapter of High School is ending but there are many new beginnings to be started. A big part of the Chapter in my life, football, has also already come to an end.
Eastview Football has made a huge impact on me and has shaped me into the young adult I am today. I was lucky enough to be on an outstanding team my senior year and also voted to be on the Leadership Council. Our team had a Final record of 7-4 and won the section championship to cross town rival Rosemount. I cannot begin to describe how intense the game was. As a player I had a great game and ran for two touchdowns and also kicked a field goal. The entire game was going back and forth and even one of our key players, Karl Otto, was injured during the third quarter. The final score was 24-15 Eastview. The game was like war and our soldiers conquered the enemy. Everyone in the locker room after the game was going wild. Even players that I had never talked to before were yelling and screaming along with me and dancing around even if they couldn’t dance. Our team was going to state and with a lot of swag and momentum going into the game as well. Our next game was against Cretin Durum Hall in the State Quarter Finals. The team we played against had the number one recruit in the nation Seantrell Henderson. He is a massive Offensive Linemen and also played as a Defensive Linemen in some situations. This recruit was six feet and seven inches tall and weighed around 295 lbs. I remember going to shake his hand before the coin toss at the start of the game and looking up to him thinking that this is what we have to go up against. Although I wanted and tried to stay positive in the back of my head I thought how the hell are we supposed to get around or stop that? The game started and it was another battle. We once again battled back and forth. At halftime we were down and the end was looking grim. Our coaches gave us a pep talk and we came out ready to go. The first play of the second half sophomore Alex Suker had a 60 yard touchdown run. Eastview was now only down a couple of points. The game went into only a couple of minutes left and we were down by a field goal. I am also the kicker for the team and I had confidence in myself to kick at least a 45 yard field goal. Our team was marching down ready to go score when our team got call for twelve men on the field. We were now far from the first down. The coach kept calling deep pass plays and we just couldn’t connect. Our Quarter back ended up throwing an interception and Cretin got the ball and ran out the rest of the clock. The game was over. The season was over. My football career was over.
While I had started my senior year, I thought hard whether or not I was going to try to pursue my football career. This is a very hard decision that many athletes need to make. During the football season I was still unsure whether or not I would continue my career until that day. After thinking about the Cretin game and having many strong feelings for football still, I knew I could not stop playing a sport I love.
My future plans for college is either going to St. Thomas, or St. Johns to play football for great programs. Each program has its own pros and cons but as of this moment I am currently leaning towards St. Thomas University. I think that I would enjoy St. Thomas more because it is in a city and there are more things to do on the weekends. St. Johns on the other hand is a great school but it is kind of in the middle of nowhere. Football practices are also only in shells, or only in helmets and shoulder pads. I think that I would enjoy this for awhile but the reason I play football is because I love to hit and run people over. I think that the St. Thomas football program fits me better as a person than St. Johns would. I am not only deciding where I am going through football but mainly the school itself. Each school has great academics and they are both private schools. They both have great internships and each help you get many job offers right out of college. St. Johns has an outstanding graduation rate and St. Thomas’ graduation rate isn’t bad either. Both campuses are both beautiful but when it comes to my gut feeling, I just see myself being a “Tommy”. I went on an overnight visit at St. Thomas two weekends ago and had a blast meeting the staff and going around campus with a bunch of football guys. Even though I am leaning towards St. Thomas as of now I think I will easily be able to make my final decision after I go on my over night visit at St. Johns.
Another decision that I think I will have to make is whether or not I will also play lacrosse in college. I do not plan on playing college lacrosse as of now but I am looking forward to a very successful season starting in a couple of weeks. I am wondering if I will realize I can’t stop my lacrosse career as well. Whatever my decision is I know that it will be for the better and I will enjoy what I choose.
Although I will always have memories of Eastview High School Football this chapter in my life has already ended. The entire chapter of high school is coming to an ending soon and I will need to make my own college decision and starting a new chapter. I will miss many things about Eastview but I am also looking forward for college to have a whole new experience. Whether I attend St. Johns or St. Thomas I know I will pick the right school for myself and I will enjoy the new chapter of my life.