{"id":27651,"date":"2021-11-20T18:48:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=361259"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:09","slug":"teen-quarterback-scores-8-touchdowns-a-day-after-his-mom-dies-from-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/teen-quarterback-scores-8-touchdowns-a-day-after-his-mom-dies-from-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Quarterback Scores 8 Touchdowns A Day After His Mom Dies From Breast Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Senior Alex Brown, quarterback for New Jersey\u2019s Red Bank Catholic High School, scored eight touchdowns on his 18th birthday, just one day after his mom, Michelle, passed away after a 14-year battle with breast cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Brown threw for six and rushed for two more in their 58-34 playoff win over Morris Catholic. He said he felt his mom\u2019s presence on the field with him the entire time.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6881720430108\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\"><span id=\"content-body\">Yesterday I lost my amazing mother. Today I scored 8 touchdowns, thank you for watching over me mama&#x2764;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdg28FVbsA\">pic.twitter.com\/gdg28FVbsA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u2014 Alex Brown QB (@AlexRayBrown2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexRayBrown2\/status\/1459363342427041796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">After scoring the first touchdown, he bent down on one knee in the end zone and paid tribute to his mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cAnd right after I threw that first touchdown pass, I looked into the sky, and I just said, \u2018Thank you, mom,\u2019 because I knew that she was going to be with me the whole night,\u201d he told Inside Edition.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8695652173913\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\"><span id=\"content-body\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBrady?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomBrady<\/a> for reaching out&#x2764;&#xfe0f; You are a huge role model and someone I look up to not only in football but in life, thank you&#x2764;&#xfe0f; my mama would be extremely happy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9pAGYmbyLw\">https:\/\/t.co\/9pAGYmbyLw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u2014 Alex Brown QB (@AlexRayBrown2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexRayBrown2\/status\/1459906426416082951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Even Buccaneers QB Tom Brady acknowledged Brown\u2019s incredible feat, commenting that he was proud of him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Michelle had spent the majority of her son\u2019s life battling breast cancer. Although she wasn\u2019t expected to live that long, she never gave up. Brown says his mom was meant to give people hope and strength.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.150537634409\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\"><span id=\"content-body\">Today I lost my best friend, my teacher, and my mother. My mom had been battling breast cancer that had spread throughout her body for 14 years, she was never supposed to make it this long, but through love and her insane strength she fought. I love you mama, Rest In Peace &#x2764;&#xfe0f;&#x2764;&#xfe0f;&#x2764;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KPmLUSQnxz\">pic.twitter.com\/KPmLUSQnxz<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u2014 Alex Brown QB (@AlexRayBrown2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexRayBrown2\/status\/1458962742442967049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Brown plans to continue telling his mom\u2019s story in the hopes of inspiring others to keep fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cI don\u2019t want people to get sad,\u201d he told Inside Edition. \u201cI want people to take it in and just understand that you should always keep fighting and fighting for the people that you love and fighting for the things you believe in. 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