The ceremony continued with a couple of more speeches and then finally they started to call the names. Zeke was up near the top thanks to his last name starting with the letter 'a'. It seemed like all parents were adamant about taking pictures of their kids receiving their diplomas even though there was a professional photographer doing so already.
Zeke wasn't the only name I knew though. There were players from the team that were also graduating. Kelvin Bender. Alex Farrell. Troy Hardman. Mahki Holstrom. Ryan Lewiki. James Lohr. Even players who didn't finish the season with us: Chris Ludwick. John Roberts. Jordan Sanders. Those three names shook me to the core. It was a long season. Chris getting kicked from the team. Jordan quitting the team. And John...he lost his position thanks to me. I felt a sense of guilt. All three had some kind of connection to me. I probably ruined their senior year.