8. Coppell: How Family & Football Overcame Tragedy (Sept. 2013)
“The Friday Night game in Flower Mound was like a homecoming for Coppell. Recent graduates returned to be with their friends; the stands overflowed. Jacob’s younger sister, Jordan, a sophomore at CHS, wore her brother’s jersey and represented him as co-captain, a role she’d play for the rest of the season. After the coin toss, Solomon grabbed her hand and led her off the field. The team, sporting large ’21’ stickers on their helmets, made it their mission to look out for her.
The Silver Spurs set out a pair of black cowboy boots topped by a black hat on the sidelines, to represent Jonah. And instead of ‘I believe that we will win,’ the jam-packed student section loudly chanted, ‘I believe that they are here.’ During halftime, the crowd was silenced as Coppell’s band skipped the traditional CHS fight song and played a mournful rendition of ‘Amazing Grace,’ then slowly walked off the field.”
