“I wanted to play varsity so bad that over the summer between my freshman and sophomore years, I gained 50 pounds. I was hoping that I was big enough to play varsity. As soon as I found out, I went home and told my mom and dad “Hey, I’m one of the five people that made varsity.’ It was just a great experience and I’m glad I got called up at such a young age. JV is a slower pace than varsity. As soon as you get into varsity everything just moves way faster. The kids are way faster, but I still love it. I wasn’t starting the first game but my coach decided that I was good enough out there. I got a few reps and got to start every game after that. The first time that I hit somebody, I wasn’t totally dominating them. [When] I hit somebody [on varsity] it wasn’t like [when] I was on JV where they fell down right away. I actually had to grab and hold on. That’s probably the most memorable thing that happened.” – Braxton Eddy, 12