A special season

As Jaxon Rudolph (pictured, middle, sixth grade) took the field for his final season of varsity tackle football, his biggest fans were right beside him. His two sisters, Isabella (pictured, at right, fourth grade) and Victoria (left, third grade), cheered him on from the cheer squad. This season marks Jaxon’s fifth and final year of SBMSA varsity tackle football, and his sisters made their cheer debut at the same time. Isabella had to miss her first year of cheer while in a boot as she battled juvenile arthritis. Now fully recovered, she took the field with pride, cheering for her brother. The Longhorns clenched the win at Tully Bowl in an exciting final game of the season.  

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