NUMBER ONE FAN
COVINGTON HIGH’S
BY MEREDITH KNIGHT
PHOTOS JERRY COTTRELL
E
ven for the most diehard Covington Lions fans, it can be hard to keep your eyes on the game when Lane Moore is on the sidelines. Dressed in his CHS football jersey and a pair of shorts, he stands stalwartly beside the team. But he often can’t resist making his way over to the cheerleaders and joining them in a dance or two — or three. When a dance ends, it’s hugs all around and lots of high fives. At the end of the game, when the seniors take the field to sing the alma mater, Lane is there too, holding hands, singing and swaying with his schoolmates. But truth be told, for Lane CHS football is not his only passion; he also loves the Covington baseball team and being on the diamond with them. Lane Moore is a recent CHS graduate with Down Syndrome and his own fan club that basically consists of the entire student body, their teachers and many of the football and
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