HS Football Teams Celebrate Heartwarming Touchdown For Sam Jordan, Manager With Down Syndrome
On Friday, before the Lake Norman High School and Vance High School played each other for first place in their conference, Lake Norman head coach Jonathan Oliphant wanted to do something special for senior Sam Jordan. Jordan, who has down syndrome has been the manager of the team since he was a freshman. “We wanted to do something for him that he wouldn’t forget,” Oliphant said. On Thursday night, when the junior varsity Lake Norman team and Vance faced one another, Oliphant pitched the idea of letting Jordan run for a touchdown before the two varsity teams played to Vance varsity coach Glenwo...