[Coach Howard]

Why in the world would someone get on here and start talking negatively about a kid that just received such a great honor. I don't know Major personally but I am very proud of a mountain kid getting this opportunity. Congratulations to all of the boys that were chosen to participate in San Antonio. Big shout out to Smith from Leslie County since he is from our Big Sandy Conference. I was fortunate enough to have a player play out there last year (Willie Smith) and he benefited greatly from the week's practices, socialization, opportunity to get acquainted with people from other places in the US. along with the great coaching he got throughout the week. Make us proud boys and enjoy this opportunity because something like this doesn't come around but once or twice in a lifetime. But most importantly don't forget to have fun and make good memories while in San Antonio because you all have earned it.