CCA Football: More Than Just a Game
Eric Brown
September 11, 2009
Filed under Football, Sports
With three seconds left and the ball on the home team’s twenty-yard line, the quarterback receives the snap and throws the ball to the back of the end zone. And just as time expires, the wide receiver makes a diving catch to win the game! This is just what a sports fan presumes football to be like, and at CCA, it is not far-fetched.
CCA football games are jam-packed with excitement, as last week our explosive offense led the way to a 26 to 8 victory over Inlet Grove, and last Friday the Eagles went on the road and played a hard and well fought game against Pine Crest. Through all the excitement of football, it is after the game when the real story takes place. As Coach Trent Gamble stated “The guys did a great job during the game, and after.”
On August 28th, after the home victory over Inlet Grove, the CCA football players did the “one-on-one drill,” where ach player goes up to the guy that they were matched up against during the game and shares the Word of God with him. Coach Trent Gamble’s vision for this drill came through as two players and two coaches from Inlet Grove received the Lord. This is CCA athletic director, Dana Ridenour’s, main goal for CCA sports, to not only be a force on the field, but a light to the rest of the world through athletic competitions.
Every football game is not only viewed as a competition, but as an outreach, and is a chance to lead others to Christ. Dominick Pierre, one of the leaders on the football team, shared the Gospel in the middle of both teams. This provided an opportunity to pray with everyone, and even led a few players to accepting Christ.
Football is commonly known for the hard hits and diving catches, but at CCA, God is using it in a completely different way. This truly shows that God works in mysterious and wonderful ways. Because of the simple game of football, many souls have been brought into the Kingdom for eternity.