MARYSVILLE, Wash. -- When Austin Joyner put on a varsity uniform for the first time, he thought to himself, “there’s nothing to be nervous about.”
Marysville-Pilchuck (Wash.) had three games left in its season, and he was a freshman suiting up for his first start. But he felt prepared. He wanted the ball.
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