QB's defining moment came early
High school coach says he knew he had a leader when a sick Thompson refused to go home from practice
LEANDER, Texas — Steve Gideon pulled his quarterback aside. The kid had been sick all week long, but vomiting on the practice field was too much.
"Go home," the coach told Paul Thompson , excusing the senior from practice despite the importance of that week's game against a traditional district powerhouse.
But Thompson refused.
" Coach , I need to be a leader on this team," Thompson told him.
And ...
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