Sho Okuhara, with ball, is one of a handful of candidates to fill Kubasaki's tailback spot. (Photo by Lauren Casey/Special to Stripes)
First in a series of DODEA-Pacific high school football season previews.
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – One key piece of Kubasaki football team’s puzzle will be left on the sideline this season. And coach Tony Alvarado and his staff are evaluating who might step into Ethan Ferch’s giant shoes.
“This is such a huge loss,” Alvarado said during Kubasaki’s final open gym workouts on July 30. Ferch was being counted on to replace graduated running back Ryan Hater.
Ferch injured a knee during spring workouts. As much as he says it will hurt to watch from the sideline, he has come to terms with the fact that some things happen for a reason.
“I take that to heart. I just have to move forward and prepare for baseball” in the spring, Ferch’s other main high school sport. “I think I have a bright future there.”
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