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Football Player of the Year: East Hall QB had work ethic to match great passing numbers
Austin Parker threw for more than 2,700 yards for Vikings in 2016
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East Hall High quarterback Austin Parker prepares to throw a pass against Johnson on Sept. 9 in Gainesville. - photo by Erin O. Smith
When Austin Parker visited the trainers to get his ribs iced, East Hall football coach Bryan Gray would pack his quarterback’s equipment on a cart and sent it back to the locker room. Parker had suffered a rib injury while weightlifting in late August and tried to play through it that weekend against Chestatee. A bye week awaited the Vikings before their next game against Johnson, giving the junior signal-caller extra time to rest an injury that severely hindered his throwing motion.
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