Best Part of Moeller's win on Saturday.
The great thing about high school sports is that most of the kids are playing for their school, their fellow players, family and friends.They lay it all out on the line and for 32 minutes it is their time and win or lose they leave everything on the court.
Sometimes their blood and sweat. Sometimes their tears. But sometimes their smiles, exhuberant shouts of joy and hugs.
Saturday night after Moeller beat St. X for the Division I state title, the best part of the game actually occured in my opinion.
Moeller's guard Tony Rack stood near the free throw line, locked arm in arm with this team as they sang Queen's 1977 hit "We are the Champions."
The scene that unfolded went something like this.
"Hey Tony"
"Yes, sir?"
"Tony there are two little boys in the crowd that are such big fans of yours that they asked me to get your autograph for them"His smile widening even more than it had during his celebration.
"Where are they? Can you point them out?"
"Over there behind press row. See them? they are wav....."
Tony bolts across the Ohio State floor, leaps over the press tables and grabs the little boy, giving him a huge hug and holding onto him for a few seconds. Then Tony takes a sharpie and signs the little boy's shirt, along with his brother.
The little boy's dad stands there with his chest out in admiration and appreciation of what Tony did. The mom has tears welling up in her eyes for the kind jesture. The little boy, his eyes glazed over as his hero returns to the court. Possibly dreaming of wearing the Moeller uniform someday.
That is what was great about Saturday night's game. That is what we sometimes forget when we count a player's greatness based on wins and losses.
I'm not necessarily a Moeller fan but I can tell you after last night, I'm a Tony Rack fan.
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