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2017 Nick Finch, FR QB

Posted on February 13, 2015 at 07:52 AM.

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My name is Nick Finch. I am a 15 year old who is built more like an 18 year old. I grew up in Jackson Pines and have always loved it. In the 15 years I've been alive, I only left my small secluded town a hand full of times, and the majority of those times was for away football games. Last year in 8th grade football, I was voted to the Old World conference All star team and we beat the new world conferences all star team by a score of 33 - 13. In that game I threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for one as I lead the team to victory. But what I think is more important is that my Jackson Pines 8th grade team won the Old World conference league championship last year. Coach says that this group of kids is really something special and if we keep working hard we can do great things in high school. I love my school and I love this football team so I really hope we can do something great for the community and maybe even win a playoff game this year...

During the spring and early summer, I play what what we call "Club Football". It is just the teams in the Greater Port Boyerton Area and some of the teams are divided up like Port Boyerton North is divided into the red team, the blue team, and the white team. This league is useful for developing skills in the off-season and working on plays for the regular football season. The level of competition isn't as high because some of the better players choose not to play for fear of injury or fatigue and if you win the championship it isn't really a major deal like winning the state championship would be but it is still fun and a good way to work on aspects of my game during the off season.

For this season coming up, coach has already named ME as the starting QB for varsity. Is'nt that absurd?! A Freshman QB starting on Varsity. But I do feel better knowing that Jackson Pines has developed a good football program on the backs of Jack Boyer and the other players on his team. The guys are all sticking together there and working as hard as they can to make themselves a better team. The Jackson Pines radio show says we will finish with a 5-5 record this year and miss the new, smaller playoff field. But who knows. We are a tough group of kids and none of us want to lose. Maybe some teams will underestimate us and we will come out of nowhere and surprise some people. My biggest goal though is to win a conference title for the Blue Jays. They have never won one during my lifetime, and I think that I can lead them to one.