Apr 19, 2021 at 10:18 AM
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Even though it's his job to be the inspirational guy, Denver South's Ryan Marini can't help but be inspired by football players.
He's seen a player lose his house to a fire and the team also had to deal with the tragic loss of teammate Davarie Armstrong to a shooting last summer. After an 18-15 win over Vista PEAK on April 17, the Ravens were voted as the top Class 5A team in the state.
They played with heavy hearts and it had fueled an undefeated regular season. Marini is the guy who takes charge of the team but he's also the first one to say it's his guys who make this team special, not the coach. Still, it takes the right kind of leader to help these young men through the tragedies that they have dealt with and push them to be at their absolute best, both in football and in life.