Diaris Morales has 6 TDs in 'flu game,' Choctaw flag advances
Diaris Morales has had a recent bout with the flu, but a 102-degree fever didn't stop her from throwing for six TDs in Tuesday's 39-0 region QF win.
FORT WALTON BEACH — Twenty-nine years after Michael Jordan did it, Diaris Morales had her "flu game. " Heavily medicated, sporting a fever above 102 degrees and coming off a couple of missed practices, the Choctawhatchee senior quarterback connected with four different receivers for six touchdowns and threw for nearly 400 yards in Tuesday's 39-0 win over Menendez in the Region 1-2A quarterfinals at Joe Etheredge Stadium. "I just pulled through.
Coach Bay gave me the leniency of a couple of days off so I could feel a little better for the game," said Morales, who'll play at the next level for Shelton State Community College. "I felt a little better today, and I knew if I didn't play I'd be letting my team down. I couldn't do that.
I'd rather play through any sickness than let my teammates down. " Pryor's 10-peat: Pirates complete perfect season, Bella Brooks has 6 TDs in 40-0 win Big Green head coach Jim Bay, who'd seen the team struggle in practice without her at quarterback, knew he could count on Morales. "She was going to play whether she was on the sideline puking or not," he said.
"We were talking about it earlier today: She was going to have her Michael Jordan moment. " Her teammates knew as well. "It's comforting.