Daniels Wagner savors a day to remember
May 12—ST. JOSEPH — Walking out of the St. Joseph-Ogden High School auditorium shortly after 1 p.
m. on Monday, Cameron Wagner had one item on his mind. Hacky sack.
"This game has infested our school," Wagner said with a laugh, about the small bean-bag like items participants kick in the air that were popular in the 1990s and are apparently making a comeback these days. Before he made his way down a small set of stairs and into the main office at SJ-O, the man of the hour graciously took another photo with a fellow SJ-O student. Like he did for almost an hour prior to leaving the auditorium.
He then walked into the SJ-O board room for one more interview on the day. A day Wagner, his family, his coaches, his teammates and everyone else in attendance at the SJ-O auditorium will remember for some time. Count Brian Brooks, the SJ-O superintendent who has worked at the school since 2003, among them.
"This doesn't happen every day in St. Joe," Brooks said standing at the back of the auditorium 20 minutes after Wagner committed to play football at Oregon, making his announcement live on 'The Pat McAfee Show,' on ESPN. "Someone asked me if I've ever been involved in something like this, and I said, 'Absolutely not.
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