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USTIN—Richardson Pearce
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CLASS 4A BOYS INDIVIDUALS
USTIN—Richardson Pearce
players back-slapped and highfived, celebrating their Boys 4A
state championship.
It was about as far
away from September as you could get.
That was when Coach Jeremy O’Quinn
told his kids he had to take some time off
and might not be back for awhile.
“I have cancer,” O’Quinn told them.
But O’Quinn fought it off and is now
cancer-free.
It was a valuable lesson in
perseverance, one that O’Quinn’s team
took to heart en route to whipping a
tightly bunched field for the state title.
“These kids
have become a
part of me,”
O’Quinn said.
“I
can’t imagine
being with another group of
guys.
”
Pearce began
the final round just two shots ahead of
defending champion Highland Park, led
by one of the state’s top players in Cody
Gribble.
But two shots i
Less
