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High school football player shows heart and determination help to power outsized performance

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Cruz McKee , 5-foot 3:00, is a junior at West Jones High School in Laurel , Mississippi .

Coach Corey Reynolds told him he wasn't sure that he was too small to play football.

Cruz carries his small frame with the determination and the confidence of, well, a lion, his mom says.

David shows the value of sports as well.

Cruz shows that God has done all this for me, that he just gave me everything that I've got.

Cruz: "I just hope that people see that there's no size too small. Just showing that, I mean, God has been there for me" David : "The interaction that he's having with his coach is going to set him for life".

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41

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29

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80

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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9

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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