The 2017 college football season will see two BRHS grads on the sidelines
Carlee Sharpe and Darby Hines knew when they started dancing at age 2 and attending Auburn University (AU) sports games with their families, that they wanted to be a part of that spirit and leadership they witnessed on the sidelines.
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“(96? x H@F=5 8@ E@ pF3FC? 82>6D[ x H@F=5 2=H2JD H2E49 E96 %:86C !2HD] xE H2D >J 72G@C:E6 A2CE 2?5 >J 5C62>[” D2:5 $92CA6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%92E 5C62> 92D 4@>6 ECF6 7@C 3@E9 @7 E96D6 p=6I2?56C r:EJ ?2E:G6D[ 2D E96J ;@:? E96 p& %:86C !2HD @? E96 D:56=:?6D E9:D D62D@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm}6:E96C 8:C= 2AA=:65 E@ 2?J @E96C D49@@= 6I46AE pF3FC?[ 2?5 3@E9 92G6 86?6C2E:@?2= 4@??64E:@?D E@ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ] $92CA6[ 2 J62C @=56C E92? w:?6D[ 925 E96 9@?@C @7 36:?8 2446AE65 E@ E96 %:86C !2HD[ 2 8C@FA @7 a_ 6=:E6 52?46CD 49@D6? 7C@> 2 8C@FA @7 d_\fd 42?5:52E6D[ EH@ J62CD :? 2 C@H] w:?6D H:== 36 2 DE2CE:?8 7C6D9>2? 2?5 D2:5 D96 :D =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ 36:?8 2 A2CE @7 E96 72>:=J E92E $92CA6 92D 56D4C:365 2D 2 8C@FA @7 36DE 7C:6?5D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“~?6 E9:?8 x’> =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ :D 92G:?8 E92E 8@@5[ 72>:=J\32D65 E62> 2C@F?5 >6] |J 72>:=J H@?’E 36 2C@F?5 D:?46 x H:== 36 :? pF3FC?[ 3FE x’> 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 @E96C A6@A=6 H9@ F?56CDE2?5 >6[ 2?5 E92E’D 8@:?8 E@ 36 D@ ?:46[” D2:5 w:?6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmtG6CJ >6>36C 92D E@ ECJ @FE 282:? 6249 J62C[ 2?5 $92CA6 D2:5 2F5:E:@?D E96 D64@?5 J62C H6C6 6G6? >@C6 ?6CG6\C24<:?8 E92? E96 7:CDE[ D:?46 D96 <?6H H92E D96’5 36 >:DD:?8 925 D96 ?@E >256 E96 4FE]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmw:?6D D2:5 D96 2=D@ H2D 2?I:@FD 7@C 96C ECJ\@FE H96? D96 C62=:K65 E92E 6G6? E9@F89 D96 H2D 2 8@@5 52?46C H:E9 2 =@?8 EC24< C64@C5[ D96 H2D 8@:?8 FA 282:?DE D@>6 @7 E96 36DE]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“%96D6 8:C=D 4@>6 7C@> 36:?8 2 3:8 7:D9 :? 2 D>2== A@?5 E@ 36:?8 2 C62==J 3:EEJ 7:D9 :? 2 C62==J =2C86 A@?5] ~?6 E9:?8 x’G6 =62C?65 @G6C >J D6G6? J62CD @7 4@249:?8 :D E92E A6@A=6 5@?’E 6G6? ECJ @FE F?=6DD E96J’C6 8@@5] |@DE @7 E96> 92G6 52?465 2== E96:C =:G6D 2?5 :?G6DE65 E:>6[ 3=@@5[ DH62E 2?5 E62CD :?E@ :E D:?46 E96J H6C6 =:EE=6[” D2:5 w6=6? *2E6D q2886EE[ 4@249 @7 E96 p& %:86C !2HD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 2F5:E:@? AC@46DD :?G@=G6D E9C66 24C@DD\E96\7=@@C AC@8C6DD:@?D[ H9:49 7@4FD @? E649?:BF6[ 2?5 E9C66 @?6\>:?FE6 52?46D – ;2KK[ 9:A\9@A 2?5 A@>[ 2 4966C\DEJ=6 52?46 FD:?8 A@>\A@>D] %96 7:CDE D6=64E:@? ?2CC@HD E96 7:6=5 E@ 23@FE b_ 52?46CD[ 2?5 ;F586D 2C6 EJA:42==J AC6G:@FD %:86C !2HD >6>36CD[ 7@C>6C 4@2496D @C @E96C 52?46 6IA6CED :? E96 7:6=5 E92E 2C6 ?@E ?646DD2C:=J 4@??64E65 E@ p&]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 D64@?5 C@F?5 @7 2F5:E:@?D :?4=F56D 2 7:G6\ E@ 6:89E\>:?FE6 :?E6CG:6H[ 2D :E E2<6D >@C6 E92? ;FDE 36:?8 2 8@@5 52?46C E@ >2<6 E96 E62>]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“%96D6 8:C=D 2C6 E96 7246 @7 pF3FC? E@ E96 A6CD@? E96J >66E[ H96E96C E92E :D 2 h_\J62C\@=5 2E 2 ?FCD:?8 9@>6 @C E96 b\J62C\@=5 H9@ H2?ED E@ E2<6 2 A:4EFC6 H:E9 E96>] %96J 92G6 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 4@>>F?:42E6 E@ 2== 286D] *@F >2<6 :E 3642FD6 @7 J@FC 52?46 23:=:EJ[ 3FE :? E96 =@?8 CF?[ J@F’C6 2 C@=6 >@56= 7@C <:5D 24C@DD E96 pF3FC? 72>:=J[” D2:5 q2886EE]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“q@E9 r2C=66 2?5 s2C3J 2C6 A@D:E:G6 J@F?8 H@>6?] %96 :?E6CG:6H AC@46DD H2D 2 <6J A@:?E 7@C 3@E9 @7 E96>] %96J 92G6 8C62E BF2=:E:6D 2?5 2C6 23=6 E@ A@CEC2J :E :? 4@>>F?:42E:@? H:E9 @E96CD]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp?@E96C :>A@CE2?E 6=6>6?E E@ E96 C:89E 7:E :D E96 23:=:EJ E@ 4C62E6 32=2?46[ D2:5 w:?6D] q@E9 $92CA6 2?5 D96 H6C6 :?G@=G65 8C62E=J E9C@F89@FE 9:89 D49@@= H:E9 52?46 E62> W2?5 3@E9 H6C6 42AE2:?DX[ DEF56?E 4@F?4:= 2?5 E6249:?8 52?46 4=2DD6D E@ J@F?86C 8:C=D[ D@ 36:?8 23=6 E@ ;F88=6 67764E:G6=J 92D 4@>6 62D:=J]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“(6 H6C6 2=H2JD C62==J :?G@=G65[ D@ H6 <?@H 9@H E@ >2<6 2 D4965F=6 2?5 36 @? E:>6] (6 <?@H 9@H E@ 92?5=6 E9:?8D[” D2:5 w:?6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 %:86C !2HD :D 2 7F==\J62C 4@>>:E>6?E 2?5 C6BF:C6D :ED >6>36CD E@ A6C7@C> 2E 2== 9@>6 7@@E32== 82>6D[ 9@>6 >6? 2?5 H@>6?’D 32D<6E32== 82>6D 2?5 6G6? D@>6 G@==6J32==[ D@446C 2?5 8J>?2DE:4D >66ED] p=D@[ E96 E62> AC24E:46D 2?5 CF?D 7:G6 E:>6D 2 H66< 2?5 H@C<D @FE E9C66 E:>6D 2 H66<]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp=@?8 H:E9 5FE:6D E@ E96 F?:G6CD:EJ[ E96 8C@FA A2CE2<6D :? 4@>>F?:EJ D6CG:46 6G6?ED[ =@42= 9:89 D49@@= A6A C2==:6D 2?5 2 %:86C !2HD 42>A 7@C J@F?86C 8:C=D :?E6C6DE65 :? ECJ:?8 @FE 5@H? E96 C@25[ E@ AC@G:56 3@E9 E649?:42= D<:==D 2?5 6>@E:@?2= DFAA@CE] $92CA6 2?5 w:?6D 3@E9 2EE6?565 E96 42>A 7@C E9C66 J62CD H96? E96J H6C6 :? 9:89 D49@@=[ H9:49 AC@G:565 6IEC2 6IA6C:6?46 ?66565 E@ A6C7@C> 2E E9:D =6G6=]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“*@F 92G6 E@ 36 23=6 E@ AFE 6G6CJE9:?8 6=D6 2D:56 2D 2 %:86C !2H] p4256>:4D 4@>6D 7:CDE[ @7 4@FCD6[ 3FE J@F 92G6 E@ AFE E9:D 367@C6 2 =@E @7 E9:?8D 3642FD6 :E’D E:>6 4@?DF>:?8 2?5 E2<6D 4@>>:E>6?E[” D2:5 $92CA6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmq6:?8 :? D92A6 :D 2?@E96C 9F86 36?67:E[ 25565 $92CA6[ 2D E96D6 8:C=D 2C6 @? E96:C 766E 7@C FA E@ `a 9@FCD @? 82>6 52JD] q67@C6 E96 82>6 6G6? 368:?D[ E96J 2EE6?5 E96:C @H? E2:=82E6[ H9:49 :D AFE E@86E96C @? 2 C@E2E:?8 32D:D 3J 5:776C6?E A2C6?ED @7 E96 E62>[ 2?5 >2<6 C6BF6DE65 2AA62C2?46D 2E @E96C E2:=82E6Dj E96J E96? A2CE:4:A2E6 :? %:86C (2=<[ E96 7@@E32== E62>’D 6?EC2?46 5@H? E96 DEC66E E@ E96 DE25:F> 2?5 2 492?46 7@C 72?D E@ 86E AF>A65 FAj 2?5 E96? $A:C:E |2C49]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“$A:C:E |2C49 :D @?6 @7 >J 72G@C:E6 A2CED 3642FD6 =:E6C2==J 6G6CJ@?6 E92E :D A2CE @7 E96 82>6 :D E96C6[ A=FD 2== @7 E96 72?D] xE’D =@F5j 6G6CJ@?6’D DFCC@F?5:?8 J@Fj :E’D 8C62E[” D2:5 $92CA6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 %:86C !2HD’ 52?46 C@FE:?6D 4@?D:DE >@DE=J @7 4966C[ 9:A\9@A 2?5 ;2KK[ H9:49 4@>6 62D:=J E@ $92CA6 2?5 w:?6D[ 2D E96J 92G6 6249 366? 52?4:?8 7@C `d J62CD] q@E9 8:C=D D2:5 E96 C62D@? E96J =@G6 52?46 :D :ED 23:=:EJ E@ 5:DEC24E 7C@> AC@3=6>D @C C6=62D6 F?H2?E65 DEC6DD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmxE 2== 3682? 2E q2C32C2’D $EF5:@ @7 s2?46 :? p=6I2?56C r:EJ @H?65 3J q2C32C2 *2E6D[ D2:5 w:?6D[ H96C6 E96 8:C=D DA6?E 7@FC 52JD 2 H66<[ 52?465 4@>A6E:E:G6=J 2?5[ 6G6?EF2==J[ E2F89E 52?46 E@ E96:C @H? DEF56?ED 286D AC6\D49@@= E@ 6:89E9 8C256[ H9@> E96J 4@?D:56C “E96:C 8:C=D” 32D65 @? E96 4=@D6 C6=2E:@?D9:AD E96J 92G6 56G6=@A65]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“r2C=66 2?5 x H@F=5?’E 36 E96 A6@A=6 @C E96 52?46CD H6 2C6 E@52J H:E9@FE |:DD q2C32C2] $96 92D 366? DF49 2 3:8 A2CE @7 @FC =:G6D 2?5 96=A65 FD 8C@H DA:C:EF2==J 2D H6==[” D2:5 w:?6D] “$96’D 32D:42==J =:<6 @FC D64@?5 >@>]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm*2E6D 92D @H?65 96C 52?46 DEF5:@ :? p=6I2?56C r:EJ 7@C a_ J62CD 2?5 D2:5 E96 5C:G6 2?5 A6C7@C>2?46 D96 92D D66? :? 3@E9 $92CA6 2?5 w:?6D[ 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 A@D:E:G6 :?7=F6?46 E96J >256 @? E96:C 52?46 DEF56?ED[ >256 96C AC@F5 @7 E96:C DF446DD6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“x <?6H 9@H 92C5 E96J H@C<65[ 2?5 H96E96C E96J >256 :E @C ?@E[ x <?6H E96J 925 5@?6 E96:C 36DEj 3FE E@ >2<6 E96 E62> H2D ;FDE E96 :4:?8 @? E96 42<6[” D2:5 *2E6D[ H9@ 925 E9C66 52F89E6CD @7 96C @H? ;@:? E96 %:86C !2HD 2?5 4@>A2C6D E96 A@D:E:@? E@ 2 ;@3]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmr2C=66’D >@E96C[ z6==J[ D2:5 D96 @7E6? C6A=2JD @=5 52?46 G:56@D 7C@> |:DD q2C32C2’D H96? E96 EH@ H6C6 G6CJ J@F?8 2?5 :D AC@F5 @7 9@H 72C 96C 52F89E6C 92D 4@>6] $96 D2:5 D96 2EE6?5D 6G6CJ 82>6[ A6A C2==J 2?5 6G6?E A@DD:3=6 3642FD6 D96 5@6D?’E H2?E E@ >:DD 2?JE9:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“x 2=H2JD E9@F89E D96 H2D ;FDE D@ 4FE6 @FE E96C6 52?4:?8 H96? D96 H2D =:EE=6] qFE ?@H x D66 E96 AC@8C6DD D96 92D >256] q@E9 8:C=D 92G6 =6256CD9:A D<:==D[ H9:49 ;FDE 4@>6 ?2EFC2= E@ E96>[” D2:5 z6==J]k^DA2?mk^Am