ELI HARDY

A Field Goal To Remember

Eli Hardy was born in Arizona and moved to Granite Bay as a child. During elementary school, he moved to Rocklin. Hardy attended Rocklin High for all four years of highschool and has enjoyed many experiences that he has gotten to take part in. After graduation, Hardy will be studying at BYU. There he will be majoring in business while in Army ROTC and playing rugby. “Rocklin is definitely my roots and I love it” as well as his passion for football. The October breeze felt different on that Friday night. The stands were completely packed, field lights beamed down on the bright green and royal blue turf. The scoreboard read 0-14. There was so much stress and tension between teams. They needed to win this game against St. Marys. An exciting comeback for their team and just down one field goal. The final kick was made and the feeling of getting that field goal was indescribable. Hardy remembers celebrating and realizing that they had just made sections. “It also gave me a lot of perspective considering all the hard work that we put in the whole year. It was the most crazy football game I have been a part of and one I will for