Battle Ground Football - Second Chances; Thompson's Move to Battle Ground has Been a Positive Experience
The Columbian › September 17, 2004
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BATTLE GROUND - For the longest time, Tirrell Thompson didn't have any hope, couldn't see himself amounting to much.
His home life, when he had a home, was in shambles.See the full content of this document
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Battle Ground Football - Second Chances; Thompson's Move to Battle Ground has Been a Positive Experience
School was an afterthought. Earning good grades, after all, is a meaningless endeavor to a teenager who sees no future.
"Not a lot of kids where I come from worry about going to college," said Thompson, a senior running back at Battle Ground. "They're just worried about living another day. College was like a mountain, you know what I'm saying, impossible to climb."For most of his life, Thompson has been in sur...See the full content of this document
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