AIDEN MCCURDY

Friday night lights shone brightly and the student section was cheering loudly, but all Aiden McCurdy could focus on was the field. This was the game that would decide which team was going to the section championship. Rocklin High School’s varsity football team was down around 10 points with two minutes left. Rocklin High School was able to score and had the opportunity to kick a field goal. McCurdy, who was a junior at the time, stood alongside his teammates as Rocklin’s kicker, Connor McGregor, made a field goal that gave them the winning point. It was the last home game of the season. The student section exploded with so much energy the staff had to stop them from running onto the field. All Aiden felt was shock at what had just happened. The varsity football team went into the game expecting to win, but it was a very close game, back and forth all night. At the beginning of the game, Aiden had gotten a tackle at kickoff that started it out strong. Although he didn’t play the entire time, he was happy with his contribution that night. The score glowed 51-48 on the Thundertron as the team jumped up and down and hugged each other. Aiden and his friends went to In-N-Out after the game and hung out late at night to celebrate.