Izayah Riettie
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Senior Kathleen running back Izayah Riette scored his team’s first touchdown of the season. The score was the catalyst to the Red Devils’ 27-19 thrashing of city rival Lake Gibson and it was the first step in the team’s 3-0 start for the 2015 season.
Unfortunately, Izayah dislocated his shoulder on the play and hasn’t played a down of football since the score.
“I got the ball, had a lot of space and I was so determined to get into the end zone,” he said. “The opponent was in front of me and went low, so I just dove into the end zone and landed on my shoulder. When I first scored I couldn’t celebrate because I couldn’t move my arm; I didn’t think nothing of it until I felt it pop out when I sat down. But I felt good about the score. It was a big momentum shift.”
The senior, who is courting interest from Tennessee State, Florida Tech and Valparaiso, now receives treatment and anxiously awaits his next opportunity to carry the ball.
“I don’t really get upset because we’re winning, but sometimes on offense when we struggle sometimes on offense I think about how it would be if I was out there. I’ve been getting treatment and electroshock from my sports trainer. I can move my arm now and I hope to be back next week.”
Last year, Riette was a starting cornerback for the Red Devils and a staple in Kathleen’s defense. In film he can be seen breaking up deep passes and aggressively throwing himself in the direction of the ball on nearly every play. Riette says that his shift to the offensive side of the ball was guided by 2015 Kathleen graduate Roddrick Haynes.
“He really helped me a lot,” he said. “His senior year ended wrong and he showed me a lot of the negative things he did that season and helped me out with some positive advice."
The Red Devils barely missed the playoffs in 2014. This year, Riette says that leadership is the biggest difference from last year’s team.
“The season showed us that we had to be serious because most of that whole year we didn’t take it serious. We didn’t have many leaders last year so we had to lead our teammates. I had to become a leader when I realized I was starting at running back.”
“I started running extra and being more vocal; I like to talk but not from a leadership standpoint. I had to open up more to my teammates.”
Writer - James Bennett, Jr.
Photographer - Visions by Teemo
Unfortunately, Izayah dislocated his shoulder on the play and hasn’t played a down of football since the score.
“I got the ball, had a lot of space and I was so determined to get into the end zone,” he said. “The opponent was in front of me and went low, so I just dove into the end zone and landed on my shoulder. When I first scored I couldn’t celebrate because I couldn’t move my arm; I didn’t think nothing of it until I felt it pop out when I sat down. But I felt good about the score. It was a big momentum shift.”
The senior, who is courting interest from Tennessee State, Florida Tech and Valparaiso, now receives treatment and anxiously awaits his next opportunity to carry the ball.
“I don’t really get upset because we’re winning, but sometimes on offense when we struggle sometimes on offense I think about how it would be if I was out there. I’ve been getting treatment and electroshock from my sports trainer. I can move my arm now and I hope to be back next week.”
Last year, Riette was a starting cornerback for the Red Devils and a staple in Kathleen’s defense. In film he can be seen breaking up deep passes and aggressively throwing himself in the direction of the ball on nearly every play. Riette says that his shift to the offensive side of the ball was guided by 2015 Kathleen graduate Roddrick Haynes.
“He really helped me a lot,” he said. “His senior year ended wrong and he showed me a lot of the negative things he did that season and helped me out with some positive advice."
The Red Devils barely missed the playoffs in 2014. This year, Riette says that leadership is the biggest difference from last year’s team.
“The season showed us that we had to be serious because most of that whole year we didn’t take it serious. We didn’t have many leaders last year so we had to lead our teammates. I had to become a leader when I realized I was starting at running back.”
“I started running extra and being more vocal; I like to talk but not from a leadership standpoint. I had to open up more to my teammates.”
Writer - James Bennett, Jr.
Photographer - Visions by Teemo
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