Grants Pass High School football player AJ Waits plays trumpet with the high school's marching band during halftime of the Cavemen's game against South Medford High School on Friday night at Mel Ingram Field. He and Brodie Donaldson, also a trumpet player, pull double-duty on both the football team and the marching band.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
At Caveman football games this fall, spectators may have noticed something unusual at halftime: two players in the marching band wearing football uniforms. A video of the players by the Grants Pass School District racked up more than 70,000 likes on Facebook.
That's because this year, two students are serving double-duty on the football team and playing trumpet in the marching band.
"These last four months have probably been the most exciting of my life," said AJ Waits.
Grants Pass receiver James Traylor (6) races down the sideline to score a touchdown in the Cavemen's victory over South Medford at Mel Ingram Field on Friday night. It was one of two first-half touchdowns Traylor caught from quarterback Jordan Rossetta.
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After back-to-back losses to teams ranked in the top six, Grants Pass made a statement on Friday against South Medford: The seventh-ranked Cavemen are still very dangerous.
Grants Pass bolted to a 33-0 lead in the first half and cruised to a 54-14 win over the Panthers in the Southwest Conference finale for the Cavemen (5-3, 2-2).
Smoke emanating from a culvert near Caveman Bridge led to the arrest of a 43-year-old man and 35-year-old woman on accusations of possessing methamphetamine and glass drug pipes at 12:25 p.m. Friday.
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A man sleeping face down on a sidewalk was cited for obstructing a sidewalk at 3:19 p.m. Friday in the 1800 block of Northeast Sixth Street.
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Kevin Peer will present an evening of films and behind-the-scenes stories next weekend in Grants Pass as a fundraiser for the Williams Community Forest Project.
The talk and film screening will be on Nov. 1 at the Fruitdale Grange, 1440 Parkdale Drive. Admission is a suggested $5-$15 donation at the door.
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