JPS holds football showcase

Over 40 high school seniors have a chance to show out in front of scouts and leave it all on the field.

LEFTWONDERING HOW THEY WOULD GET INFRONT OFRECRUITERS.THEIR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWEREDANDTOMMOROW MORNING OVER 40 SENIORSHAVE ACHANCE TO SHOW OUT IN FRONT OFSCOUTS ANDLEAVE IT ALL ON THE FIELD.

NAT POPVOJACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISHOSTING A FALL FOOTBALL SHOWCASEWITH OVER 40 SENIORSREPRESENTING ALL 7SCHOOLS.00:31- UNFORTUNATELY THEIRSEASON WAS CUT SHORT AND FOR ALOT OF THESE BOYS THEY WOULDNEED AN OPPORTUNITY BASED OFFFINANCIALASSISTANCE AND SOME GREAT TALENTOUT HERE AND I JUST WANTEDTO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TOBE SEEN 00:43NAT POPVOTHE ORGANIZER GRANT WORSLEY SAYSEVERY STUDENT ATHLETE WILL TAKEA TEMPERATURE CHECK BEFORE THESHOWCASE BEGINS.

FROM THERE EACHATHLETE WILL TAKEMEASUREMENTS, RUN A 40 YARD DASH, ANDBENCH PRESS WHILE BEING SOCIALLYDISTANT.00:40- IT GIVES ME THEOPPORTUNITYTO GO TO SCHOOL POSSIBLY FORFREE AND JUST HELP THEM OUT00:400:46 - I MEAN IT'S IMPORTANTBECAUSE A LOT OF THEM FELT LIKETHEY DIDN'T HAVE HOPE IT GIVESTHEM THAT EXTRA LEVEL YOU KNOWTHAT PUSH TO KNOW TO GRIND ANDKEEP WORKING 00:57 VOCOACH JEREMY JONES OF FORESTHILL SAYS FOR ALOT OF HIS GUYS,AN ATHLETICSCHOLARSHIP IS THEIR WAY TO ABETTERFUTURE.DESPITE NOT HAVING A SEASON,IT'S IMPORTANTTO GIVE HIS SENIORS A CHANCE.01:45- YOU KNOW IT'S BIGGER THANFOOTBALL YOU KNOW GIVE EM ANOPPORTUNITY TO GET A FREEEDUCATION THAT'S THE MOSTIMPORTANT PART 01:51 VOORGANIZERS SAY LOCAL SCHOOLSSUCH AS MILLSAPS COLLEGE,BELHAVEN UNIVERISITY, ANDMISSISSIPPI COLLEGE WILL ATTENDALONG WITH N-A-I-A, DIVISION 2AND 3SCHOOLS.THERE ARE NO SPECTATORS ALLOWEDAND THE SHOWCASE WILL BE LIMITEDTO COACHES,PLAYERS, AND SCOUTS ONLY.

AND THE FALL FOOTBALL SHOWCASEWILL BE HEREAT FOREST HILL HIGHSCHOOLSTARTINGAT 10 AM.ORGANZERS SAY THEY'RE ALSOPLANNINGA SECOND ONE FOR A LATER DATETHIS FALL.IN JACKSON CECIL HANNIBAL 16WAPT NEWS.

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