Who would’ve though that a girls basketball game back in 2014 between Jane Macon Middle School and Frederica Academy Middle School could’ve made such a difference in the lives of two impressionable young student-athletes? That’s exactly what happened in that basketball season of 2014.
The location was Frederica Academy, a college preparatory private school on St. Simons, at the time known mostly for its academia and not so much for its football. The game featured head football coach Brandon Derrick’s daughter, Riley, who Derrick was there rooting on.
At some point during the contest, an assistant coach that Derrick knew from Jane Macon middle school came walking up with two young men. The coach introduced the two eighth-graders to Derrick, who invited them to sit with him and watch the game. But the basketball game was not the only thing on Jaylin Simpson and Jashawn Sheffield’s minds, according to Derrick.
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