MASON, Ohio -- Mason football coach BrianCastneris not sure if he will coach another player like Matt Sora. <\/p>\n
Castner, who begins his eighth season with the Comets and25thyear coaching high school football, cant say enough about the senior running back. <\/p>\n
Matt and I have grown to be close,Castnersaid at practice last week. Hes a two-year captain. I think he wants to do a lot of things here because this is where he grew up. He wants to give back to this community when he plays on Friday nights. Its never about him. <\/p>\n
Sora, an Indiana State commit, rushed for 1,262 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2016 for the Comets (7-5). He was also first-teamAll-Greater Miami Conference. <\/p>\n
But its the way he carries himself in practice, with teammates and off the field that makes his leadership important to Mason as it prepares for the season opener Aug. 25 atSpringboro(7 p.m. kickoff). <\/p>\n
Mason is trying to build off back-to-back postseason appearances including a first-round win over Elder in 2016. Sora had 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns against the Panthers in that playoff game. But this year is a new team. <\/p>\n
For us as a team, we want to write our own story, said senior linebacker JakeBracher, one of the teams four captains. Its going to have a storybook ending -- its going to be awesome. <\/p>\n
WCPO Insiders can learn where Matt Sorapracticed sprints in the offseason last year to prepare for the season and why his leadership is so important to the Comets this fall. <\/p>\n
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