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Newport News - Warwick lists running back / defender Courtney Hill at 5 feet 8 and 166 pounds. This is not true."More like 5-8, 172," Hill said one afternoon in the school cafeteria. "I'm probably one of the smallest running backs in the Peninsula District. But if you don't have heart, this game is not for you.
"I'm not scared out there, and I'm not hiding from anybody. I live, sleep and breathe football. It's all about heart.Hill, the Raiders' leading rusher despite only 41 carries, has needed it. As a junior last season, his season was interrupted by a broken fibula. It was expected to end his season, but he missed only three weeks."This year, after running for a career-best 168 yards in the opener against Menchville, he aggravated the same injury. Hill missed two games completely and only played defense in a third. But he's back, and he's making a difference.Consider the numbers: In
the three games this season in which Hill has played running back, the Raiders are 3-0. In the three games he either missed or played only defense, they're 0-3.
Warwick is riding three-game losing streak with a transition to a game against the October 1, Hampton, Hill and not carried the ball four weeks. But the 11-A, 73-night curro helped Crabbers Raiders won for the first time since 1965.
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