re: U-High Starters

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Jake Wharton is a beast, on the baseball diamond and gridiron, and his dad was too! Great family!

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I've never seen him play baseball but I've heard he is the real deal! I've watched him on the football field, and IMO he is the best LB we have! I hated to hear he wouldn't be able to play this year, but he played hurt most of last season. I watched him knock fire from a RB, get up in obvious pain with his arm dangling at his side, line up on defense and knock the RBs arse off again! A warrior! Toughness is a trait you don't see in many players today, and old farts like me can appreciate that! I can't stand to see a player boost up a minor injury like he's dying! I didn't play football, but I played basketball back before they softened it up and started playing by WNBA rules. I've played with loose teeth (courtesy of a few elbows), bruised ribs (from knees while taking charges), and I've had all of my fingers either broken or dislocated from dunking and jamming them on the ball. And I slapped in a mouthpiece or taped the fingers together and kept playing!!! Oh, and I forgot to mention the Wharton kid can run the ball too!