Gabe Levand

This past Saturday (10SEP11) I went down to Carson City to shoot the Pop Warner games and to watch my little cousin play for the Carson City Senators.  One of the things I love about amateur sports is that the kids generally have such passion for whatever sport they're playing.  They generally don't care about being in the paper or being on television, they just want to play.  My cousin, Gabriel Levand is one of those kids (#75).  He's not the fastest kid, and this is only his second year of organized football, but he has such a passion for the game and wants to get better.  Most of the game he was double-teamed or he had McQueen's HUGE offensive guard (who outweighed him by at least 50 lbs.) blocking him.  He never gave up, never complained...he just worked his tail off.  By the end of the game (even though they lost 16-0) Gabe had 4 tackles and two 1.5 sacks.  I'm not only proud of Gabe, but the entire Carson City team.  They went up against tough odds and never gave up.  The lesson here is that when you play hard, play with H.E.A.R.T and play smart, the odds of you coming out on top increase.  Even though they didn't win, McQueen definitely didn't see this dog fight coming.  You guys (Carson) played a good game, you should be proud.

John H. Harris II
Owner/CEO
H.E.A.R.T Athletics LLC