Austin Eshelman:<\/strong> I am a freshman at CCS, and I play both wide receiver and free safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VYPE:<\/strong> What does playing football at Community Christian mean to you? VYPE:<\/strong> What\u2019s something about your position that most fans don\u2019t notice from the stands? VYPE:<\/strong> Do you have a favorite part of practice? VYPE:<\/strong> Who on your team inspires you? VYPE:<\/strong> What\u2019s the best advice you\u2019ve gotten from a coach? VYPE:<\/strong> Do you have any pregame rituals or routines? VYPE:<\/strong> Outside of school and football, what else keeps you busy? VYPE:<\/strong> What\u2019s a football memory you know you\u2019ll carry with you forever? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Community Christian\u2019s Austin Eshelman By Elizabeth Contreras VYPE: Austin, what grade are you in and what position do you play?Austin Eshelman: I am a freshman at CCS, and I play both wide receiver and free safety. VYPE: What does playing football at Community Christian mean to you?AE: Playing football at CCS has given me the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-promotions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
AE:<\/strong> Playing football at CCS has given me the opportunity to play competitive varsity football as a freshman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AE:<\/strong> On defense the need to read run or pass, read the quarterback, see the throw, and then attack the ball in a matter of seconds is something most fans just can\u2019t see from the stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AE:<\/strong> In practice we often play some 7-on-7, which gives us a chance to fly around and be aggressive with room for mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AE:<\/strong> Jayden Bowers. He reminds me that high school football is a grind. He says it won\u2019t come easy, so I\u2019ve got to be willing to put in the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AE:<\/strong> \u201cRespect is not given it is earned.\u201d This is a great reminder that I can\u2019t walk into the world expecting everyone to think highly of me. I have to work to earn the reputation I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AE:<\/strong> I always text my older brother, Owen Eshelman, about the game and what I need to be ready for. He responds with encouragement and advice that gets me ready to take the field and play my best. I also always pray with two other freshmen, as well as sophomore running back Carson Rehkop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AE:<\/strong> Mowing lawns. I run a small business with six lawns that I have taken over from my older brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AE:<\/strong> I won\u2019t ever forget the times in practice when it felt like the challenges were impossible, yet I knew there were 30 guys in the same position going through the same thing. That experience creates a bond between teammates, and that brotherhood is something I will cherish for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Austin-Eshelman-Community-Christian-1-738x1024.jpg\")
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