Senior Jaxon Powers started playing football in 2012 when he was in the fourth grade. Now in his final year of high school at Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Powers is grateful for the time he’s spent with his teammates this season despite the distractions of the pandemic.

“I love my team’s camaraderie and grit. I have played with most of these kids for eight years. We have developed great friendships. Our class has always been good at football. We had great expectations going into high school and to go 2-7 last year really didn’t sit well with us. Coming into this year, we all were determined to turn it around. The fact that we had played together for so long also made us all work till the very end. We did not want to stop playing together. It was awesome,” said Powers.

Powers said the team was more like a brotherhood.

“The thing I like most about being a student athlete at KMC is the brotherhood. We all work together toward a common goal. No one gets selfish and wants all the attention, it’s all about the team. We had a great coach in Weston Schartz to push us to our best,” said Powers.

He now turns his attention to finishing his senior year and starting another chapter of football at the next level.