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Moments after the most emotional game of their lives, Aplington-Parkersburg co-head coach Al Kerns told his players to take a knee, close their eyes and listen. Kerns didn’t have to say whose voice he was asking them to hear Friday through the cool Iowa air. They all knew he was talking about slain coach Ed Thomas, whose words still resonate with the Falcons months after his violent death. “What you did to get yourselves up off the ground and win this football game tonight, I want to thank you,” Kerns told the team. “It means a lot to us as coaches, it means a lot to our community, and I hope to the whole state of Iowa. “We love you guys.” The Falcons, playing for the first time since their coach was killed in June, ran onto the field through a 75-yard tunnel formed by hundreds of former players to highlight an emotional pre-game ceremony. They then paid their beloved former coach the ultimate honor by beating rival Dike-New Hartford 30-14. Thomas coached Aplington-Parkersburg High in
PARKERSBURG, Iowa — Moments after the most emotional game of their lives, Aplington-Parkersburg co-head coach Al Kerns told his players to take a knee, close their eyes and listen. Kerns didn’t have to say whose voice he was asking them to hear Friday through the cool Iowa air. They all knew he was talking about slain coach Ed Thomas, whose words still resonate with the Falcons months after his violent death. “What you did to get yourselves up off the ground and win this football game tonight, I want to thank you,” Kerns told the team. “It means a lot to us as coaches, it means a lot to our community, and I hope to the whole state of Iowa. “We love you guys.” The Falcons, playing for the first time since their coach was killed in June, ran onto the field through a 75-yard tunnel formed by hundreds of former players to highlight an emotional pre-game ceremony. They then paid their beloved former coach the ultimate honor by beating rival Dike-New Hartford 30-14.
Moments after the most emotional game of their lives, Aplington-Parkersburg co-head coach Al Kerns told his players to take a knee, close their eyes and listen. Kerns didn’t have to say whose voice he was asking them to hear Friday through the cool Iowa air. They all knew he was talking about slain coach Ed Thomas, whose words still resonate with the Falcons months after his violent death. “What you did to get yourselves up off the ground and win this football game tonight, I want to thank you,” Kerns told the team. “It means a lot to us as coaches, it means a lot to our community, and I hope to the whole state of Iowa. “We love you guys.” The Falcons, playing for the first time since their coach was killed in June, ran onto the field through a 75-yard tunnel formed by hundreds of former players to highlight an emotional pre-game ceremony. They then paid their beloved former coach the ultimate honor by beating rival Dike-New Hartford 30-14. Thomas coached Aplington-Parkersburg High in
PARKERSBURG, Iowa — Moments after the most emotional game of their lives, Aplington-Parkersburg co-head coach Al Kerns told his players to take a knee, close their eyes and listen. Kerns didn’t have to say whose voice he was asking them to hear Friday through the cool Iowa air. They all knew he was talking about slain coach Ed Thomas, whose words still resonate with the Falcons months after his violent death. “What you did to get yourselves up off the ground and win this football game tonight, I want to thank you,” Kerns told the team. “It means a lot to us as coaches, it means a lot to our community, and I hope to the whole state of Iowa. “We love you guys.” The Falcons, playing for the first time since their coach was killed in June, ran onto the field through a 75-yard tunnel formed by hundreds of former players to highlight an emotional pre-game ceremony. They then paid their beloved former coach the ultimate honor by beating rival Dike-New Hartford 30-14. Sources:
