VICTIM
VICTIM OF
VICTIM OF AN ATTACK WHILE SHE WAS OUT ON A 4@JOG.
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HER
PLEADED NOT GUILTY IN COURT
TODAY.4@
TODAY.4@
TODAY.4@ >>> KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL HAS A
TERRIFIC FOOTBALL PROGRAM.
THEY ARE UNDEFEATED THIS
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. >> MANY OF THEIR PLAYERS GET
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, BUT THERE
IS ONE PLAYER IN THE PROGRAM
YOU HAVE 4@GOT TO SEE.
FRANK JOINS US WITH MORE,
FRANK?
FRANK?
FRANK? >>
FRANK? >> AND AND MIKE, MAC PLAYING
UNDER THE LIGHTS IN FRONT 4@OF
BIG CROWDS.
BIG CROWDS. HE PLAYS HIS GAME 4:30 ON A
MONDAY WITH JUNIOR VARSITY.
BUT, THERE WON'T BE A PIONEER
PLAYER IN THE PROGRAM WHO
DISPLAYS 4@MORE PASSION.4@4@
>>> ON THE SURFACE, HE APPEARS
TO BE JUST LIKE ANY HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL PLAYER YOU MAY KNOW.
HE LOVES TO BENCHPRESS WITH
PASSION.
PASSION.
PASSION. >> HOW I CAN PUSH MYSELF TO BE
BETTER THAN I WAS THE FOR, OR
THE DAY BEFORE.
>> LIKE ALL PLAYERS, MATT REED
JUST WANTS TO HAVE THAT 4@HELME
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> 4@MAC IS ALL IN FOR GETTING
HITS.
HITS.
HITS. HE
HITS. HE LOVES THE PHYSICAL PART OF
FOOTBALL, THAT IS WHY THEY WANT
HIM TO PLAY.
>> Reporter: HIS 4@PARENTS, TAM
AND TOM DON'T MISS A GAME.4@
>> IS 4@SO PROUD THAT HE HAS
TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO GET OUT
AND DO SOMETHING THAT HE
ABSOLUTELY LOVES.
ABSOLUTELY LOVES. YOU KNOW, THAT HE TOOK THE
INITIATIVE TO REACH OUT TO
COACH AND ASK COACH IF YOU
WOULD GIVE THEM A CHANCE.
>> WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT HER
POSITION.
POSITION.
POSITION. AT THAT TIME, A COUPLE WEEKS
LATER HE CAME TO THE FOOTBALL
MEETING, AND TALKED ABOUT
HOLDING, SHOWED UP IN THE
SUMMER, AND THEY WERE DOWN
THERE WITH THE KICKERS AND
INTERCEPTORS.4@
INTERCEPTORS.4@ >> YOU ARE SEEING SOMETHING NOW
YOU HAVE LIKELY NEVER SEEN
DURING A FOOTBALL GAME.
A WHEELCHAIR.
A WHEELCHAIR. BECAUSE OF HIS SPINA BIFIDA,
MATT NEEDS TRANSPORTATION TO
GE4@T ON THE 4@FIELD SO THAT HE
BE THE HOLDER FOR KIRKWOOD THE
JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM,
AND LET IT BE KNOWN,4@ MAC DOES
IT MAGNIFICENTLY.
IT MAGNIFICENTLY. HE SA4@YS CE4@RTAINLY PUT IN TH
WORK. 4@
WORK. 4@
WORK. 4@ >> WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT HIM
OUT THERE AND TELL HIM WE KNEW
HE COULD DO IT, AND HE WORKS
HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY, HE IS
CATCHING HUNDREDS OF FOOTBALLS.
HE HAS GOTTEN BETTER EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
SINGLE DAY. NOW, I TRUST HIM TO DO IT EVERY
SINGLE TIME.
SINGLE TIME. >> HE HAS NEVER ASKED FOR HELP.
IT
IT
IT >>
IT >> Reporter: JUST A LITTLE PUSH
ON THE FIELD IS ALL 4@MAC NEEDS
HANDLE THE REST.
>> ALWAYS WANTED TO JOIN A SPORT
FOR KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 4@JUST
BECAUSE --4@ 4@I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
FOOTBALL FAN.
FOOTBALL FAN. >> Reporter: MAC GOT THE IDEA
WHEN HE SAW VIDEO OF DANNY,
FROM HIS LIKE 4@MINNESOTA, A
PARAPLEGIC WHO ALSO HOLDS FOR
KICKS.4@
KICKS.4@
KICKS.4@ >> IF HE FIGURED HE CAN DO IT,
>> SO CAN I.4@
>> Reporter: MAC HAS HAD THAT
ATTITUDE SINCE HE WAS BORN.
SOMETIMES, THE OUTLOOK 4@ CAN B
DEVASTATING.
DEVASTATING. AFTER ALL, HE WAS BORN WITH A
HOLE IN HIS BACK.
NEGATIVITY WA4@SN'T ALLOWED. 4@
NOT EVEN FROM THE START OF HIS
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> WE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AND
READ UP ON EVERYTHING HE COULD
DO, COULDN'T DO, AND I WILL
NEVER FORGET THE DOCTOR 4@TELLI
US, DON'T READ THAT.
DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU 4@WHA
YOUR SON WILL OR WILL NOT BE 4@
ABLE TO DO.
HE WILL DETERMINE WHAT HE IS
GOING TO DO 4@AND THAT IS EXACT
WHAT HE IS DOING.
>> R4@eporter: HE IS DETERMINED
TO BE THE BEST HOLDER IN THE
AREA. 4@
AREA. 4@
AREA. 4@ HIS KICKER, LEWIS KAVENAUGH, IS
A BELIEVER.
A BELIEVER. >> I DON'T THINK IT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE IF HE IS HOLDING 4@I
VERSUS, 4@A KID THAT DOESN'T SI
IN THE WHEELCHAIR.
>> Reporter: HIS 4@COACHES FEEL
VARSITY COULD BE THE NEXT STEP.
>> IS WORKING AS HARD AS HE CAN
EVERY DAY, THERE'S NO REASON HE
SHOULDN'T EXPECT TO COMPETE FOR
THE STARTING HOLDER JOB ON THE
VARSITY LEVEL.
VARSITY LEVEL. >> Reporter: MAC READ IS NOT
HARD TO SPOT IN ANY 4@GAME.
AND HE IS 4@NOT TRYING TO MAKE
STATEMENT.
STATEMENT. HE IS REALLY NOT.
MAC JUST WANTS TO 4@PLAY FOOTBA.
>> UNDER ANOTHER PERSON.4@4@
>> HE IS 4@A TERRIFIC ALL-AROUN
ATHLETE, HE PLAYS BASKETBALL,
AND HE LIKES TO GO TO THE GYM
AND GET IN 500.-- SHOT 4@TODAY.
>> WE CAN