Team honors slain elder: Utah Central Area
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After dedicating its season to the memory of Elder Jeffrey Brent Ball, the North Summit High School football team had a season of 11 wins and one loss and won the state 1A championship.
Elder Ball of Wanship, Utah, and Elder Todd Ray Wilson of Wellington, Utah, were assassinated by terrorists May 24 in La Paz, Bolivia.While attending the high school, Jeff was varsity football team captain for two years and was on the all-state football team for three years. Rick Harrison, head football coach, said this year's team members wore black patches on their uniforms with Jeff's name and team number.
"Jeff was someone the kids looked up to and respected," Harrison said. "This year's seniors were freshmen when he was a senior. The tragedy . . . made the kids grow up a little bit and held us together."
