Reasons to celebrate
Just got back from a spirited assembly at Bingham High in South Jordan, where kicker Justin Sorensen and tight end Austin Holt received jerseys and were honored for being selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio next January.
"I got a kick out of it," Sorensen said.
Me too.
Aside from the parking ticket I received (which Bingham administrators quickly agreed to take care of), it was a fun deal, as the teammates received a standing ovation from the student body and other Miners teams -- golf, cross country, football -- were honored for winning region titles.
They presented their trophies to Bingham's student body president, a Polynesian female. That's pretty cool.
Cottonwood linebacker Lynn Katoa was honored Tuesday, meaning three of the 84 invitees to this years game are from Utah. It's just the second time that two players from the same school have been selected for the game, now in its eighth year.
Katoa has yet to commit to a college program, but on Wednesday, Holt and Sorensen both re-affirmed their commitments to BYU.
"Still going to BYU, yes sir," said Sorensen, who kicked a state-record 62-yard field goal earlier this season. "That's my favorite school. That's where I have always wanted to go. I plan on sticking with that."
Holt, the No. 2 tight end in the country according to several recruiting Web sites, said although he has made it clear that he still plans on signing with BYU in February, three other schools continue to call him on a weekly basis.
"UCLA, Florida and Stanford are the three schools that are [still calling]," he said. "They just talk to me. It's more, ‘How are you doing in school? How did you do in your game?' type of thing. Just personal basis stuff. They keep track of me. I'm OK with it."
The thing that stuck in my mind as I talked to both athletes was their humility at receiving an honor that only a few other Utahns -- Highland's Haloti Ngata, Cottonwood's Simi Fili and Katoa and Hunter's Ray Feinga -- have attained.
"It was a miracle for this to happen," Sorensen said. "I didn't think it was possible."
"I'm blessed," said Holt. "My parents and my football coaches have helped me out a lot so I could achieve this."
"I got a kick out of it," Sorensen said.
Me too.
Aside from the parking ticket I received (which Bingham administrators quickly agreed to take care of), it was a fun deal, as the teammates received a standing ovation from the student body and other Miners teams -- golf, cross country, football -- were honored for winning region titles.
They presented their trophies to Bingham's student body president, a Polynesian female. That's pretty cool.
Cottonwood linebacker Lynn Katoa was honored Tuesday, meaning three of the 84 invitees to this years game are from Utah. It's just the second time that two players from the same school have been selected for the game, now in its eighth year.
Katoa has yet to commit to a college program, but on Wednesday, Holt and Sorensen both re-affirmed their commitments to BYU.
"Still going to BYU, yes sir," said Sorensen, who kicked a state-record 62-yard field goal earlier this season. "That's my favorite school. That's where I have always wanted to go. I plan on sticking with that."
Holt, the No. 2 tight end in the country according to several recruiting Web sites, said although he has made it clear that he still plans on signing with BYU in February, three other schools continue to call him on a weekly basis.
"UCLA, Florida and Stanford are the three schools that are [still calling]," he said. "They just talk to me. It's more, ‘How are you doing in school? How did you do in your game?' type of thing. Just personal basis stuff. They keep track of me. I'm OK with it."
The thing that stuck in my mind as I talked to both athletes was their humility at receiving an honor that only a few other Utahns -- Highland's Haloti Ngata, Cottonwood's Simi Fili and Katoa and Hunter's Ray Feinga -- have attained.
"It was a miracle for this to happen," Sorensen said. "I didn't think it was possible."
"I'm blessed," said Holt. "My parents and my football coaches have helped me out a lot so I could achieve this."
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