Near the end of La Jolla's football game at Fallbrook, with the final result hanging in the balance, Viking players on the sidelines were exhorting their teammates, "Everyone up," "Everybody making noise."
So, kneeling a few feet behind the team bench was Isaac Gutierrez, a senior who is obviously not easily swayed by peer pressure during intense games.
A fellow senior repeated "Everyone up" to Gutierrez when he didn't immediately respond, maybe an exhortation but sounding like a command and an expectation.
Replied number 24 calmly, remaining on one knee: "I'm praying."
It was priceless.
A reporter on the sidelines almost called out "Tebow", but then refrained from doing so.
Copyright 2014 Ed Piper
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