4B THE SUPERIOR EXPRESS
ThurSday, J#ne 9, 2016
to play in all-star
football game
ThiscomingSatmday, Grant Davis ~"
and Arrow Durant will be playing as
members of the 8-Man Division ! All
Star Football east squad. The game
will beheld in Beloit. Grant and Arrow
w ill be playmg for Andaony Blah',coach
of Central Burden; Chris Hug, coach
for West Elk; and Mick Holt, enoch of
Sedan.
As seniors Grant and Allow fm-
ished their high school football careers
with a 7-3 rex-oral, having losses to
Hanover, Lincoln and Burlingame.
Coaches were: head coach Brock
McMillan. assistants Gin1 Christians
and Ttev~ Elkins.
As foe the 8.Man All Star game,
Arrow and Grant are excited.
Arrow's 2015-16 stab a~e: 20 m-
cepUons: 313 yards ~eiving: 5 TDs;
52 total tackles: 2 fumble recoveries:
4.5 defensive sacks.
Grant's 2015-16 slats and h0aors
are: 60 tacldes; 3 fumble recoveries; 4
forced fumbles. Gram was named
Kpm~.com All Stale Offensive Line
1st Team; Topeka Journal All State
Offensive Line lstTeam;Topeka Jour-
nal All State Defensive Line Honor-
able Mentitm.
Arrow played all four years of high
school football for the Rock Hills Griz-
zlies being a starer his junior and se-
nior year. In his early school ~, age
8. he played flag football in Superior.
"Tee always liked football. It gave
me a chance to be with friends who
also liked the game and bonding ~tp.
When you win it is li~e a big family
c lelx, alion," said Arrow.
Most memorable game foc Am0w
was this year's game with Clifton-
Clyde.
'"I~e Grizzlies had to win to go ua
to fh playoffs. At half time we ~ t
grossly behind but came out at half and.
put 50 unanswered points on the board
in ~ second half. This was also a
memorable game ['or me as I had suf-
fered a dislocated elbow in an earlier
game and, this was my first game back,
! finally felt I was fully n~cove~&'"
;aid Am~w.
As for the worst experim',ce as a
Grizzly. Affow says that had to be
conditioning under the coaching of
coach Matt Hestlng, "Specifically it-he
was the only coach that day. You had
lo run and run and run. He was tough]
Bm it wax all worth it in the end," aid
Arrow.
Arrow takes with him many areal
memories of high ~honl football and
without a ~k]uht the facl that be played
four years tff fcKahall with his twin
hrother on his learn will be fom'~er
talked~ a~]at hy the two.
1 ~iked ~o eelehrale with him. A tier
a play was o vet tt was awesotnc to ltx~k
up and he was there." .~id Arrow,
"'AI~ the ck,seness with the direr team-
mates is imme~,~u~ble. Football is a
great activity, yea make great friends
both playing in the game and friends
for life. The coaches were awesome,
always pushing me, believing in me,
nd fighting to make me better. In
[o~ ptbal [ e,~ryone's goal w&s tl~ same,
Grant Davis
Arrow Durant
everyone having each other hacks. You
become like family and I loved every
second of it 7
What does playing in the 8-Man
All-Star Game mean to Arrow?
"It is an extreme honor to be cho-
sen. They take some of the best play-
ers. I've always wanted to do this and
hoped m play, r ve always looked up to
them; hoping one day and my day is
here," said Arrow.
Arrow is the son of Melissa Daram.
Next fall he willbe aBending KU where
he will pursue a business major, This
snmrm~r Aarow will 1" working at the
pool, working to keep in shape and not
gain weight.
Most memorial game for Grant
came his sophomore yeaz.
"Oh, wow, that is easy to answer.
By far it has to be the Wakefield game
my sophomore year. WakefreM had a
~ ally good team and we took them
intoo~rtim and be~t them so~dly. 1
played defensive line ~ guard+ De-
von Freeman ran out of the backfield
and Chance Cogple was the uuarler-
bat.-k. Freemanran behLnd me. I'd make
the whole and he'd come through, be
was unslol~le,'" said Grant.
Grant's mosl memolahle lime off
1he field was hi3 junior year when the
football team had a bagoecu~ at Joel
and Lake B~eckelmans'.
"IV was a gram bonding lime for the
team before I11 season started," said
Grant.
1[:8 i', ~ 1 i lr:l,m,"] e'ra ar0I~l i ,~. l I I[~. 1 ~[ I,-a
Saturday, june 11, 2016
Beloit High Trojan Field
"w'
N. Hersey Avenue Beloit, KS
Division I - 10 a.m. -. Division II - 1:30 p.m.
Congratulations
Grant Davis
and Good Luck
at the 8-Man All Star Football Game
Saturday, June 11 in Beloit, Kan.
Love, Todd, A.J Taylor and Kids
Gdma, Fawn, Alan,
Cindy and Families
n,$
RATCLIFF/SHALI R
Estate Auction
featuring unique rare treasures
from the 1860s to 1940s
Antique G lassware
Vintage Clothing
Antique Office Furniture
Saturday, june 18 i0 a.m.
Columbian Hall. Atv.'ood. KS
Grant has always bad a we~d~ right
ankle and has played with that this
whole time, never missing a game be-
cause of it. Them were time, when he
left the game for paTiods of time be-
cause of iL hut he always t-mished.
Maybe he had to rage a few days of the
following week in practice, bat always
hy Friday night he was ready to go.
Grant has played football sin~ fifth
grade. InjBnim high Grant played cen-
ter and always o~ the defealsive line.
"My favorite position !o play is
fight g ,u~d. Playingthe gaard position
you don t get as m~h recognition or
glory, but yea can crea~e big holes and
this wasa Iotof ion for rrm. Most ~the
0me this year the Grizzlies ran off my
side." said GTant
Why play fomball? According to
Grant,"P]aying football teaches you m
work ha~ and ifyott are really wanting
todo well in foo~hall, get in the weight
room. dm athlete will see that lifting
weights always pays off. The mental
aspect of playing football helps build
toughness, prepares you for life oBt-
side high school in the teal worM.
Football always meant something to
me. To strap on my gear end become
bodt physically and mentally prepared
for the game was awesorac, I may ntrl
have been the quickest, and ! may not
have always been the sL,ongesL but I
played smart and got thejob done/"
Grant is the son of Todd Davis. He
was a starter for the Grizzlies thrt~
yearsand lettered all four years. While
at Rook Hilts Grant al so p,'u'tieipated in
U'a~k where he threw the discus, was a
basketball starter and competed in
weightlifting at the state level He will
be attending Fort Hays S~,te this fall to
pro'sue ag business.
"Gelling to play in the 8-Man All-
Star game is an honor, ore more game,
recognition for my hard work while
playing for the Grizzlies. It will be" fun
|o play wi~h some of the guys I dam.
pe'~M against," Grant said.
Coach Brock McMillan summed it
up:
"Grant was a leader on the Grizzly
offensive Ibm the pasl three years. A
three year statler at right gat~td Grant
was a cery reliable blocker and ofte~
reminded o~',ets of their responsibili-
lies. He also started on the defensive
liar at defensive tackle his j~nior and
senior ~asons.
"'Anow was a two year st0J'tef at
right tight end. He established himself
hisjunior year asa very prodecli ve nm
blocker and even lx~ame a dangerous
receiving threat his senior year.
'"r1~ right sick: of th, e o ffertsive line
was a slfength of the Grizzly offense
the past couple seasons and these two
individuals am the mason why. T~ey
-set a great example for their teammates
each and every day and will bemissed.'"
Grant finisked his portion of the
interview with, "It's a great day to be a
Grizzly."
Mankato
By Elaine Thomas
Memorial weekend ~ rilyn Dia-
mond, Bfion and Julie Diamond and
family, all of Columbes, Nob.; Allen
and Betina Weidman and family,
Gothenberg: Mr. and Mrs. Troy Blake,
So|inn: Bob Murphy and Kathy Blake,
Burr Oek; and Ruger Rightmeier were
Sunday dinner guests of Don and Bar-
bara Snyder, Afternoon callers were
Scott Basel and daughter who were in
town from Colorado Springs, Coin
Memorial weekend. Ray and Faryl
Lunge accompanied their daughter.
Corinne Lange, to the wedding of Man
Railsback and Allison Siler. The May
28 outdoor wedding was held at a rural
ThursUay, dune 9,2016
JEWELL COUNTY RECORD 4A
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Row alter row of tents, all the same color of tan. all the same shape atK:l size, all facir~ west, lined tl'~ north end of the Rock Hills High School parking Io1
during the Bike Across Kansas stop o~er in Mankato, Monday.
to cily park.
hunting lodge near Allen. The dinner
and reception was el the Admire Corn-
inanity Center. Matt is the grandson of
Ray and FaryL Scott, Janelle. Chelsey
and Corbin Green, Jewell, and Mahl(m
MeDill also attended the wedding ac-
tivities, Corbin was a member of the
wedding party.
The 38l vintage autos that p&~sed
0rough Mankato got the attention of
nemy folks who sat along Highway 36
m lawn chairs or vehicles to watch
them pass by.
The Bike Across Kansas riclets b~
tan arriving in Mankato Monday morn-
ing and by afternoon lents were set up
atthe Rock Hills High School and beds
were filling the ~ym flooL There were
840 rag,sternal riders and many gmh-
ered on Commercial Street for the pa-
|in party and music. Many county i~si-
dents panicipa,ed in this event and
welcomed the ride~ to our community
with meals, snacks, sleeping awange~
meats and entertainment
Much caring and concern has gone
lO James Garst and his family this
week as he had the misforzune to break
his aeek in a fall at his home. He was
~n to Kearm:y whe.~e he had surgery
and then ret~ to Je',' ll County
Hospital.
Syml~thy, ixayess and much love
goes toth familyofCleo Hiltgen who
died Sanday ~enin8.
Rolling Hills Ele.ctric business and
employees we.re mov~l, to their new
Congratulations
ArrowDurant
all,
and Good Luck at the 8-Manw
A
All Star Football Game t
Saturday, June 11 in Beloit, Kan.
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