In the zone with Kyle Cooper, Brett Walter and Jordyn Andric

BY SCOTT HADDOW

Lo-Ellen Park football players Kyle Cooper, Brett Walter and Jordyn Andric have been through the good, the bad and the ugly over the past few seasons.

They've grown with the program, changing the fortunes of the team along the way, as well as their own lives.

The gridiron game has reached deep into the hearts of the three young adults and taught them many valuable life lessons which has made them better people.

The three have been a big part of the rebuilding process at Lo-Ellen and have taken their share of beatings to help turn the Knights into a respected program.

Along the way, the threesome has developed into three of the premiere offensive talents in the local high school league.

All three have all-star potential and they're looking to use their unwavering drive and will to help propel Lo-Ellen to the city championship this year.

They've gone through the hardship of not playing on their home field for the last four seasons. (The Lo-Ellen field had sod issues.)

They've gone through the rebuilding phase and now are primed to have a tremendous season with a team intent on ultimate success.

They want nothing more than to celebrate as friends and teammates by hoisting the city trophy high above their heads in late October and rejoice in victory. They were forced to watch another team do exactly the same thing in 2006.

Last year, they made it to the city final and lost to St. Benedict. The players put on brave faces as they watched St. Benedict players savour the experience of being champions.

They want the same feeling and they will stop at nothing to achieve it.

Lo-Ellen has started the season going 1-1. They play their next game tomorrow, when they host Lasalle Secondary School (0-2) at 4:30 pm.

Recently, the three players sat down with Northern Life reporter Scott Haddow recently to talk football, their motivations and life in general.