McCarthy Wins Iron Lion Award
The Heritage football staff wanted to establish a program would honor the hard work that the football players put in during the off-season. The new program is called the 'IRON LION" and it is an annual award that presented in August every year. The award was determined by a series of events including off-season attendance, agility performance(40 yard dash, broad jump, vertical jump) and core lifts (bench, squat, power clean and deadlift). The competition occurred the last week of summer workouts, July 30 - Aug 6.
The Heritage staff is proud to say the first annual "Iron Lion" recipient is senior Bryan McCarthy. Bryan has come a long way in the last few years. As a freshman, he did not see much playing time on the field and now is a returning starter and expected to be a huge part of our offense and defense. Bryan rarely misses a workout and many of the younger kids look up to him for that. His work ethic is not matched by many people. Not only is it not matched on the field but off the field as well as he brings a 4.0+ gpa into his senior year. Bryan is a kid that you love to coach. We as a staff could not more proud to have Bryan as the first annual winner of the "Iron Lion". Bryan received the iron lion trophy during picture day in a team presentation. A plaque will also be a permanent fixture in the weight room with the annual recipient added to the plaque each year.
Top 3 results of Iron Lion
1. Bryan McCarthy 45 pts
2. David McCarthy 44 pts (sophomore) and younger brother of Bryan
3. Chas Barcelona 43 pts (first member of 1500 lb. club)
Bryan McCarthy's individual results:
Bench - 240 40 time - 4.55 sec.
Squat - 355 Broad Jump - 27"
Clean - 220 Vert Jump - 8'4"
Deadlift - 405 Attendance - 92%
