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TWCA's Beau Ellis
MOUNTAIN MAN: TWCA's Ellis...a Dude's Dude
The 6-foot-1 senior lives, breathes and bleeds the sport.
“Football just teaches you so many life-lessons,” he said. “It’s about the brotherhood that it creates when you go to battle against other teams. It’s also about discipline. After a hard day of school or not feeling 100-percent, still throwing on the pads and going out in the hot Texas weather is what it’s about. It’s those habits that I can apply outside of football throughout my future.”
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It goes even deeper than that. It’s about the people and their influence.
“Coach (Steven) Svendson has played a huge role in my life,” he said. “He’s been my football and track coach and is always there to lift me up when I’mdown. He also baptized me last year.
“I’ve also loved watching videos of Troy Polamalu (former Pittsburgh Steeler). His Christ-like attitude on and off the field is something I really inspire to be. Football is a very intense and heated sport, and his ability to be such a great leader and encourage his teammates is something I look up to.”
Beau Ellis. Sounds like an outdoorsman, right?
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“My dream?” he thinks about. “I want live in a quiet place with a family in the mountains, where I can start a business that makes the world a better place.
“I just have to be outdoors. I can be doing anything... paddle boarding,hiking, skiing, something. That’s justt he way I’m built.”
For now, Ellis will be an integral part of the Warriors’ playoffs goals, while pursuing any opportunity to play the game that has molded him for over a decade.
The mountains are just going to have to wait.
TWCA's Grayson Boeker
THE 411: Boeker setting tone for TWCA defense
VYPE got the chance to catch up with Boeker before entering district play.
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VYPE: What drew you to TWCA as a move-in over a year ago?
BOEKER: “I went to Cypress Woods and checked out TWCA. I was like ‘wow’ when I came. The campus is beautiful, the people are really nice, the teachers are great and the coaches really care about you. It kind of feels like the size of a public middle school, where everyone knows everyone.”
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VYPE: What made you get into football in the first place, and what’s compelled you to keep going with it?
BOEKER: “When I was about seven, I played flag football with my friends because they started a team. I was always pretty good, so my parents told me I should play tackle football. I was going to quit at one point, because I stopped being as good. Then I started putting in the work and really could see my improvement. Now, I’m here.”
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VYPE: Who do you like to watch to better your game?
BOEKER: “I watch a lot of high school linebackers around Texas. I watch Justin Williams of Oak Ridge to see how he approaches the position. In college, I love to watch Clemson’s Barrett Carter and the Colorado Buffs.”
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VYPE: What do you want to study when you get to college? What career can you see yourself potentially pursuing one day?
BOEKER: “Every kid’s dream is the NFL, so I’m going to continue to pursue that as long as I can. I can definitely see myself doing something in the engineering field, because I have a really good mind for math. If not that, I might go into law. I like to debate with people.”
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VYPE: I’m sure football and school take up a lot of your time. So, what do you do to take the edge off?
BOEKER: “I mostly just hang out with my friends. They always find a way to keep me cool – keep me happy and having fun.”