Potosi High School’s class of 25’ says goodbye to their final football season. The 25’ senior class are Jake Phares, Ean Eaton, Colton Farris, Michael Chavosky, and Ethan Richards. Senior Night was bittersweet for these football players. Senior Night they walked the football field surrounded by loved ones who supported them throughout their football careers. For these seniors, they laid all they had on that field for almost their final time after four years, of sweat, dedication, blood, and tears. To the Seniors this was more than a game it was their home, their family, their life, football is more than just a night under the lights, it is life. Potosi Football program taught these athletes the biggest lessons life could ever give them, a love for something greater than themself. Playing a sport is a full-time job for these athletes they spend countless hours in the gym working, hours on the field, and hours watching film, you dedicate almost every aspect of your life to a sport, and to them Potosi thanks them for 4 amazing years and countless hours spent on football.
Senior Jake Phrase said, “My thoughts going into senior season was I was excited and ready to win. Football was an important aspect of my high school career during the last 4 years football taught me how to be a leader. Sometimes life isn’t fair but sometimes you have to roll with it and keep going. Now that my senior season has ended I am going to miss going to Taco Bell with my friends after games and practices and during games going out with the drumline. I want to share my advice to upcoming players and current players to them I say, have fun and never take it for granted, and always give 100% in everything you do. I thank all my success to my coaches, my teammates, and my dad for taking me to camps to help me grow as a player through the years.”
Senior Ean Eaton said, “Nothing in front of us was something that we couldn’t overcome. I thought that there was a chance that we could go all the way, I knew the only thing that could stop us was ourselves. Football taught me how to love and be dedicated to something. It also taught me that my hard work will be rewarded in some way. It showed me how big my support group is, and showing me that family is one of the most valuable things you can have. Since football has ended I know I am going to miss the feeling of playing on a Friday night and getting to make memories with my teammates, who I value so much. Now that my season is over I wish current and upcoming players that football is a mental game so if you get your mental aspect down, the physical aspect will come along with your hard work. I thank Coach Urich for training me to reach my full potential, I thank Coach Wyrick for believing in me at a young age and for allowing me to play varsity level at a young age, and lastly, I thank my teammates for trusting me, and for doing their parts because I couldn’t do anything without them.”
Senior Colton Farris said his senior season was “my last shot to achieve all of my goals, giving all I had left to give because it was my last time to play with my brothers. Football taught me that the 5 pillars are key to follow in life—trust, humility, effort, consistency, and toughness. Without Coach Urich I wouldn’t have learned to play football like how I did, he taught me everything I needed to know, especially his yelling at us to get on the line. Now that football is over I wanna give advice to upcoming and current players by saying if it’s hard now, just wait it will get easier.”
Senior Ethan Richards said, “ I didn’t fully understand it would be my last game until it was over, even though it didn’t end the way I completely wanted I was proud of how everyone worked and it was a good game. Football taught me discipline and what good character is, it taught me how to be a better person, Now that football is over I will miss coming to the locker room every day and getting to see my coaches- I thank them for all they did. The advice I give is to play every game like it’s your last cause it will one day be.”
The Potosi Trojan football program is going to miss these amazing athletes and they thank them for all their dedication to the program over the last 4 years.
The PHS Senior wanted to shout out some impactful people who helped them through their career and final season.
Jake Phares wanted to shout out Jude Litton, “Jude Litton has made the biggest impact on me. He is a great leader, one of the hardest workers I’ve ever seen, he was always willing to try new things and adjust- even with that he never gave up.”
Ean Eaton wanted to shout out Nate Robinson, “Nate Robinson was the guy who pushed me the most as a freshman and sophomore he toughened me up and made me the best player I could be. I know that without his tactics of getting into my head with things he would say and without him showing me his ways in the weight room, I would never be the player I am today. I am so grateful that I had Nate for the first two years of high school football.”
Ethan Richards wanted to shout out Jordan Sparks and Ean Eaton, “ Jordan Sparks and Ean Eaton made the biggest impact on me because they always were there to help me improve and always lift me up as a teammate.”
Colton Farris wanted to shout out Coach Joey and Coach Matt, “Coach Joey and Coach Matt taught me how to exit my comfort zone and make friends.”
