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• Public Schools • Statesville High School • West Iredell High School
2008 Jul-24
Moss enjoys experience despite East avoiding himBy Brian Meadows GREENSBORO — An East-West All-Star football game tradition has players decorate their helmets with logo decals representing high schools their teammates recently graduated from. One sticker West Iredell’s Patrick Moss conveniently left off his Warriors headgear Wednesday night at Grimsley High’s Jamieson Stadium: the Statesville Greyhound paw. Wearing that “would be sacrilegious,” quipped West Iredell assistant coach Wesley Beckham after speaking to Moss at the conclusion of the contest. Friendship replaced rivalry for a few days, though. Moss reported to Greensboro a week ago for practices and immediately bonded with Statesville Greyhound and West teammate William Marion. “We hung out every day, all day,” Moss said. Their cohesion led to heartfelt concern. It materialized on a rough night for Marion, whose two special teams fumbles led to a pair of touchdowns in the East’s 27-3 victory. No one felt worse for him than Moss, who joined Marion on special teams and defense. But “I know William will pick up the pieces,” Moss said. “He’s got a future, too. We’ve just got to take our mistakes and learn from them.” The outing was relatively uneventful for Moss, as the East completed 4 of 10 passes for 6 yards. The 6-foot-1, 171-pound cornerback tackled receiver Chad Walcott on the East’s first offensive play, holding him to a modest 3-yard gain. Moss didn’t get another good look at a ball until he broke up a pass in the fourth quarter, when the East outscored the West 21-0. “They wouldn’t throw it to my side at all,” he said. Maybe that was by design. After all, Moss silenced aerial attacks while roaming the secondary at West Iredell. Eight times last season the Warriors held opponents to fewer than 100 yards through the air on their way to a 9-4 record. “His reputation preceded him, didn’t it?” West Iredell head coach Mark Weycker gleamed. High school teammates and coaches, friends and family made the one-hour trip to show their support for Moss in his final prep game before heading off to college. Moss became the eighth Warriors player — seventh during Weycker’s watch — to compete in the 60-year-old event. “We were just proud to have a Warrior representing the West Iredell community,” Weycker said. Moss said he made new friendships and that his overall experience was enjoyable. Admittedly, winning the game would have made it better. “We’ve just got to take this loss and move on,” he said after the East won for just the second time in the last seven years. “We’ve still got futures.” Moss signed an athletic scholarship to play for the Gardner-Webb University Runnin’ Bulldogs. He reports July 30 to mini-camp. “I’m ready to go,” Moss said. His biographical information in the East-West All-Star program stated he intends to pursue a career in clinical lab studies. Sounds right up Moss’ alley, considering he is a fan of science, particularly biology and chemistry. Of course, it sounds mighty difficult, too. Sporting the same confidence he displays on the football field, Moss said, “I can handle it.” Bookmarkz |
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