Father-Son Bond

A connection that no disability can break

Seth Livingston
Edward McFarland
Oct 24, 2018, 4:00 am
On the outside looking in, being deaf seems like a tough thing to deal with. Vype

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When he was just six months old, Benjamin Dunn’s father caught meningitis, which led to him being deaf for the rest of his life.

On the outside looking in, being deaf seems like a tough thing to deal with. But for Dunn’s father, Reginald, being deaf is the least of his concerns.

DON’T QUIT

Dunn is a senior running back for the Sam Houston Tigers and though his father is deaf, that hasn’t affected the connection the two have, especially when it comes to the game of football.

Dunn’s father played high school football back in the day, and though it was a challenge adjusting to the game with a hearing disability, Dunn’s father stayed with it and developed the skill set to play multiple positions.

“I played cornerback, running back, free safety and linebacker. At first, it was a struggle,” Reginald admitted.

“There were a lot of mistakes I had to pick up on. One of my friends kept pushing me and encouraged me not to quit. That’s when things started to turn around for me. Where ever the football went that’s where my eyes went.”

 

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UIL REALIGNMENT: Let's boil down Class 6A

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Let's boil down the Class 6A football reclassification as it relates to the Greater Houston area.

District 21-6A becomes the new power conference with North Shore (back-to-back Class 6A DI state champs), Atascocita (2019 Region III finalist) and West Brook (2018 Class 6A DII state runner up).

The big winners were Deer Park and Channelview, who move to District 22-6A. While it will be tough to schedule for District 13-6A with six teams, it means that only two teams don't make the postseason.

Another interesting note is now Houston represents half of Region II (4 of 8 districts) and all of Region III.

REGION II

District 13-6A -- Are Conroe schools plus Willis.

District 14-6A -- Are the Spring and Aldine schools again. No change there.

District 15-6A -- Are the Klein and Tomball schools. Tomball moves up to Class 6A.

District 16-6A -- An all-Cy Fair district. Cy Falls moves over to replace Tomball Memorial.


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