The In Crowd

L-->R: Chy Johnson and Carson Jones

 I admit it. I'm a sucker for feel good stories, especially those that involve sports.  Did you see this one?

Chy Jones is a sophomore in Queen Creek, Arizona.  She has a brain disorder that affects her development and she basically has the mental development of a third grader.  She was being bullied at school.  Mean girls threw trash at her.  Her mom didn't know what to do, but watched helplessly as her cheerful, sunny-dispositioned daughter grew to dread going to school every day.

In desperation, Chy's mom reached out to a kid in her Mormon ward congregation who also went to school with Chy--Carson Jones--the senior starting quarterback for the football team.  Chy's mom asked Carson Jones if he could find out who was doing the bullying--so that Chy's mom could do something--anything.

Instead, Carson Jones found Chy at school and asked Chy to sit at his table during lunch and eat with him and his teammates.  Chy has eaten with the team every day since.  Miraculously, the bullying stopped.  Chy calls the football team "My Boys" because she knows that they look out for her and care about her.

This is the type of story that illustrates all that is good about our kids, high school sports, and our humanity.  Oh, by the way, Carson Jones is planning on serving a mission next year, has a 4.0+ GPA, and has the football team undefeated on the season!

The story has gone national.  Please read Rick Reilly's outstanding article here...

Here is a DesNews article as well: