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The Brothers Courman

September 9, 2007 at 9:27 am | In High | No Comments

The college football world is still reeling from the effects of the opening day victory of Appalachian State over Michigan. ECHS graduate, T. J. Courman made a key catch and run with just over a minute to play to help set up the winning field goal.

A recent News-Times editorial points to a rare occurrence in the world of sports:

Tomorrow, as Appalachian State plays Lenoir-Rhyne, the Courman brothers go head-to-head against one another because younger brother Andrew plays for Lenoir-Rhyne.

The Courmans have a large contingent going to watch the game.

Said their father: “I just want both of them to play well. I don’t think they have ever competed against each other so it should be interesting. I’m going to stay neutral.”

So, the Mountaineer juggernaut manhandled Lenoir-Rhyne, 48-7. T. J. caught two passes for 15 yards; Andrew scored the lone Lenoir-Rhyne TD.

I had the fortune to teach both Andrew and T. J. at BMS about seven years ago. Aside from their athletic prowess, the brothers Courman are stand-up guys. They are quality students, and they are fun to be around. They fill up the room with good karma.

Here’s a favorite photo of Andrew in his senior year at East. It says a thousand words…