Antioch Grants a Wish

Sequoits help make a dream become a reality.

Lauren Ponzetti

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Red Ribbon Week
October 26, 2015

When Make-A-Wish called, the Sequoits football team knew just how to answer. For six-year-old Antioch resident Harrison Victor, the ACHS varsity football team is his dream team, one he wanted to spend one of his Make- A-Wish wishes on to be a part of it.

In cooperation with the Make-A- Wish Illinois chapter of the Make-A- Wish foundation, a nonprofit organi- zation that arranges experiences for children with life-threatening medical conditions, Victor became a part of his dream team under the Friday night lights on the new stadium’s turf field.

Victor, as honorary team captain, lead the Sequoits down to the field Sept. 4. Moments later, he accompanied football captains Matt Adams, Jake Cloe, Griffin Hill and Ben Hermes, holding hands, to the center of the field to call the coin toss. Victor received a specially designed coin from CTE teacher Jon Salaban to use for this special occasion.

Victor’s wish also included getting to meet the entire team and join in on the team dinner, where he also received a jersey and a helmet signed by all the football players. The Cardinal Crazies also had a FatHead made of Victor and chanted his name each time he stepped on to the field.

The Sequoits took the win over Moline with a final score of 30-6, but the real win was getting the chance to grant Victor’s wish of being a part of the team: one town, one team, one dream