Fitzgerald brought Dublin's football season to an end last Friday night. But one guy will keep on pounding out the papers and other projects inside the classroom.
Riley Holmes is our Athlete of the Week.
Cindy Claxton teaches 11th grade English.
"In a few years, he will grow up to be a Renaissance man, I'm sure," Cindy bragged. "He is very quick, he's very bright, he is insightful reading literature, and he is quite a writer."
Webster's Dictionary defines a 'Renaissance man' as a person with a lot of interests. Riley Holmes just might fit the bill: He busts out tackles in football, debates in English class, and recently picked up another sport to excel in.
"I played my first year of soccer last year, and I broke into the starting lineup mid-season," Riley said.
With everything going on in his life, the junior has still managed to climb into the top 3 percent of his class. His overall average is a 98, and he says football helped him get it done with the books.
"It showed me hard work and making sure everything's in line and you'll have everything you need to succeed," Riley said.
Riley's got another weapon in his recipe for success: The head coach, Roger Holmes, is Riley's dad. "On the field, he's Coach, and at home, he's Dad. He makes sure I have everything done at home," Riley explained.
"He's always taken it upon himself, he knows it's expected, and he knows if he doesn't take care of that end things don't go as smoothly as he wants," Roger said.
It's all smooth sailing for the Renaissance man. "He's so much smarter than I am. I don't even know what a Renaissance man is. He must have gotten all those smarts from his mother," Roger said jokingly.
Dublin's guidance counselors tell us Holmes is on track to become an honor graduate next year.