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WIStv.com Columbia, SC: Dutch Fork junior plays football while deaf
The high school football season starts this week.
Dutch Fork will open with a game against Chapin, and when they do there will be a player on the field worth keeping an eye on.
He is earning great respect from his coaches and his teammates for overcoming a disability.
The sounds of high school football practice are hard to miss as another fall begins. The pads, the coaches, the whistle -- they are sounds Stuart Jones never hears. He relies on his eyes to guide the way.
The Dutch Fork junior is deaf.
"It doesn't stop me from doing my best," Jones says.
And his best is pretty good. He's a starter at wide receiver for the Silver Foxes, a leader who is dedicated to winning.
"He's always trying to give 100 percent all the way to the fourth quarter," says Dutch Fork QB Justin Suber.
Stuart has no problem communicating with his team. Cindy Cross uses sign language to interpret what the coaches are saying, and many of his teammates have learned to sign.
"I have to rely on the QB or interpreter to give me the information," Jones says.
He's proving you don't need ears to play football, just some good hands and a lot of heart.
"You think they are different, but they're not -- they just can't hear," QB Josh Tweito said.
The high school football season starts this week.
Dutch Fork will open with a game against Chapin, and when they do there will be a player on the field worth keeping an eye on.
He is earning great respect from his coaches and his teammates for overcoming a disability.
The sounds of high school football practice are hard to miss as another fall begins. The pads, the coaches, the whistle -- they are sounds Stuart Jones never hears. He relies on his eyes to guide the way.
The Dutch Fork junior is deaf.
"It doesn't stop me from doing my best," Jones says.
And his best is pretty good. He's a starter at wide receiver for the Silver Foxes, a leader who is dedicated to winning.
"He's always trying to give 100 percent all the way to the fourth quarter," says Dutch Fork QB Justin Suber.
Stuart has no problem communicating with his team. Cindy Cross uses sign language to interpret what the coaches are saying, and many of his teammates have learned to sign.
"I have to rely on the QB or interpreter to give me the information," Jones says.
He's proving you don't need ears to play football, just some good hands and a lot of heart.
"You think they are different, but they're not -- they just can't hear," QB Josh Tweito said.