High School
Meet Jax Sharrock: The 9-Year-Old Suited Up with the Celina Bobcats Family Tradition
Nine-year-old Jax Sharrock suits up in full pads for all Celina Bobcats games with his father, assistant coach Josh, and cousins Colten and Carter Place.
For some kids, it’s a bike. Others, a drum set. But Jax Sharrock’s favorite Christmas present was the football helmet and shoulder pads he unwrapped in kindergarten. Jax spent every moment he wasn’t in school at Celina’s practices with his idols: his father, Josh, an assistant coach, and the varsity players.
He strapped on the pads, buckled the chinstrap and posed for his father. Now that he had the gear, could he stand on the sidelines during the games?
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