Oxbridge Academy resurrects football team

Three years ago Oxbridge Academy shut down its football program.

As of September 29th, 2021, that's no longer the case.

COUNITMMY CENTER, TURNED HIGHSCHOOL IN 2011.

OXBRIDGE ALUMTRE GABRIEL HIGH HAD AN IDEATO CREATE A FOOTBALL PROGRAMUNLIKE NO OTHER.

SO THE SCHOOLLISTENED , AND THE JOURNEYBEGAN.

VARSITY PLAY STARTED IN2013 AND IN ITS FIRST THREESEASONS WITH SOCHA, OXBRIDGECAPTURED 2 CONFERENCECHAMPIONSHIPS, ONE DISTRICTCHAMPIONSHIP.

THEN THE NEXTTWO ASSEONS WITH COACH BRENDENKENT, THEY CAPTURED ANOTHERDISTRICT TITLE, A REGIALONTITLE, AND STATE RUNNER UP INTHE 3A TITLE GAME.

BUT ALLSUCCESS STORIES VEHA THEIRHAVE THEIR TOUGH TIMES.

INJUNE OF 2018, OXBRIDGE WOULDSHUT DOWN THEIR FOOTLLBAPROGRAM, FILLING THEN CURRENTPLAYERS AND ALUM WITHEMOTIONS.

ALL WANTING TO KW,NOWHY?

TRE GABRIEL(OXBRIDGEALUM/ FOUNDER OF THE FOOTBLALTEAM)- WESATISFACTORY ANSWER WHY ISTHNATIONALLY RANKED PROGRAMTHATNFL, POTENTIALLY TO AFTER THISNEXT DRAFT CLASS.

WHY THINGSCOULDNKIND OF ENDED ABRUPTLY ANDTHEY KIND OF JUST CLEANEHOUSE.

RALPH MAURER- (HEAD OFTHE SCHOOL)- WE HAD ADWINDLING ROSTER.

THE ROSTERWAS COMING DOWN IN TERMS OFNUMBERS AND THEN AT THE SAMETIME YOU HAD ONE OF THE MOSTCOMPETITIVE SCHEDULES CONGMIUP THAT FALL.

SO IT WAS REALLYA SAFETY ISSUE.

WE DIDNENOUGH PLAYERS, WE GOT DOWN TOESSENTIALLY TWO LINEMAN.

WEWERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TOFIELD A TEAM THATJUST WOULDNNOW, THE SUCCESS STORY RISESAGAIN.

ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER29TH OF 2021, OXBRIDGEANUNNOCED THE RETURN OF THEFOOTBALL PROGRAM, STARTING INTHE FALL OF 2022, STARTINGWITH A JV THE FIRST YEAR, ANDTHEN WILL MOVE ACCORDINGDEPENDING ON THE TURNOUT.RALPH MAURER- WE GOT THE RIGHTATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN PLACE.

WEALSO GOT A GOOD HANDLE ON WHATWE WANT TO DO IN TERMS OFCOETMPITIVENESS.

THE PROGRAMWILL NOT ONLY HELPED THEATHLETICS , BUT THE SCHOOL ASENROLLMENT AS THEY WERELACKING IN NUMBERS AFTER THEPROGRAM SHUT DOWN.

AS NEWS OFTHE PROGRAMS RESURRECTIONSPREADS, IT CATCHES THEATTENTION OF MOST TRE GABRIEL-BRINGING IT BACK IS SURPRISINGTO SAY THE LEAST.

ITSHOCKING WITH THE HOPE IT ITGIVES THE STUDENTS PLAYERSWHAT THEY WANT.

TRE GABRIEL-BUT ITFOR THE PEOPLE, THE STUDTSENTHAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE TOGET A TRUE HIGH SCHOOLEXPERIENCE.

TRAIONN JONE IS-FEEL LE IKITASPECTS AND HOPEFULLY THEYO GBACK TO WHERE THEY LEFT OFF.ALEXA MULLER (OXBRIDGESOPHOMORE)- ITSPARK IN US.

ESPECIALLY THEOXBRIDGE COMMUNITY BECAUSEFOOTBALL IS SUCH A BIG PART OFHIGH SCHOOL, AND I THINK TTHANOW ITGOOD FORS.

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