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https://hotdogsathletics.com/2019/09/17/frankfort-high-school-received-a-surprise-of-a-lifetime/

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Today, Frankfort High School received a surprise of a lifetime when the football team learned they were chosen as a winner of Riddell’s 2019 Smarter Football Program.

Players and coaches were notified with a special congratulatory message from Riddell brand ambassador Peyton Manning. Riddell’s annual program received more than 800 applications this year and is donating equipment to a total of 10 programs across the country, spanning youth to college, that have demonstrated their commitment to teaching a smarter, safer game.

Frankfort High School preaches the importance of “heads-up” tackling, with an emphasis on instituting correct techniques at an early age. Off the field, coaches provide meals for all players throughout summer workouts and prior to each game. The staff also works closely with their student athletes to organize study tables after each practice to ensure all players are performing in the classroom. The team’s positive impact on the community certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed; over the past two years, program participation has increased from 16 to 94 players.

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This year’s Smarter Football class consists of seven high schools and three youth teams, from 10 different states. The winners will receive a collective $100,000 in equipment grants from Riddell and Manning to provide a new level of protection to their players.

 The recipients of the 2019 Riddell Smarter Football equipment grants are:

  • Frankfort High School, Frankfort, IN
  • Wendell High School, Wendell, ID
  • Newton Conover High School, Newton, NC
  • Apalachee High School, Winder, GA
  • Cardinal O’Hara High School, Tonawanda, NY
  • Texas School for the Deaf, Austin, TX
  • Canyon Country High School, Canyon Country, CA
  • Farmington Youth Football, Farmington, MN
  • Wilkinson County Youth Football, Centreville, MS
  • Hummelstown Youth Football, Hummelstown, PA

Congratulations to the Hot Dogs.

 

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22 minutes ago, DumfriesYMCA said:

16 to 94?  That’s a crazy turnaround and student investment into a program 

Is that even possible to have only 16?

I honestly don't know where the 16 number came from, nor the 94.  I guess it depends on your definition of "program participation".  

 

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