NAPPANEE — During his four years on the varsity boys basketball team at NorthWood High School, Ben Vincent has been given different roles.
His attitude has remained the same each time.
kAmu@C ':?46?E[ E62> DF446DD 8C62E=J @FEH6:89D :?5:G:5F2= 8=@CJ]k^Am
kAmw6 H:== 36 E96 !2?E96CD’ DE2CE:?8 A@:?E 8F2C5 E9:D $2EFC52J H96? }@CE9(@@5 W`d\gX A=2JD 9@DED }6H r2DE=6 Wh\`dX :? 2 C68:@?2= D6>:7:?2= 82>6 E9:D $2EFC52J 2E `_ 2]>]k^Am
kAm“w6’D 366? E96 4@C6 @7 @FC =6256CD9:A[” D2:5 !2?E96CD 4@249 p2C@? (@=76 23@FE ':?46?E] “w6 92D 366? 2 A=2J6C E92E H6 42? 5C2H 6IA6C:6?46 7C@>] w6 92D 366? 2 EC6>6?5@FD 4@>>F?:42E@C E@ @FC J@F?86C A=2J6CD]k^Am
kAm“q6?’D C@=6 92D 492?865 6G6CJ J62C :? 9:89 D49@@=] xE =6?5D H6== E@ E96 EJA6 @7 A6CD@? 96 :D E@ 36 23=6 E@ 492?86 9:D C@=6 6249 J62C 2?5 E@ DE2C :? E92E C@=6] %9:D J62C 96 92D 366? 2D<65 E@ 36 @FC A@:?E 8F2C5 2?5 86E @FC E62> @C82?:K65 2?5 5:DEC:3FE6 E96 32D<6E32==] w6’D 2=D@ 366? @FC 36DE A6C:>6E6C 5676?56C 2E E:>6D] (6’C6 G6CJ 7@CEF?2E6 E92E 96’D A=2J65 2D H6== 2D 96 92D]”k^Am
kAmpD 2 D@A9@>@C6 DE2CE6C[ ':?46?E 2G6C2865 `a A@:?ED 2 82>6 2?5 H2D 2 AC:>2CJ D4@C6C] w:D D4@C:?8 2G6C286 92D 4@>6 5@H? E96 =2DE EH@ J62CD 2D 96 92D 366? 2D<65 E@ 36 >@C6 @7 2 32==\92?5=6C 2?5 5676?56C] %9:D J62C 96’D E96 E62> =6256C :? 2DD:DED Wd]d 2 82>6X[ C2?<D E9:C5 @? E96 E62> :? DE62=D WagX 2?5 :D 2G6C28:?8 D6G6? A@:?ED 2 82>6]k^Am
kAm(96? 2D<65 E@ 36 E96 E62>’D DE2CE:?8 A@:?E 8F2C5[ ':?46?E H2D 6286C 7@C E96 492?86]k^Am
kAm“w6 H2D 6I4:E65 2?5 <?6H E92E :E H@F=5 36 2 492==6?86[” (@=76 D2:5] “qFE[ 282:?[ q6? 92D 366? E96 A=2J6C E92E 92D 2446AE65 492==6?86D E9C@F89@FE 9:D 42C66C]”k^Am
kAm':?46?E F?56CDE@@5 E92E D@A9@>@C6D r256 qC6??6C 2?5 x2? #22D49 H6C6 C625J E@ 36 AC:>2CJ D4@C6CD]k^Am
kAm“(:E9 E96:C 23:=:EJ E@ D4@C6[ >J ;@3 H2D E@ >2I:>:K6 E96:C A@E6?E:2= 2?5 AFE E96> :? E96 36DE A@D:E:@? E@ D4@C6 2?5 DF44665[” ':?46?E D2:5] “x’G6 2446AE65 >J A@:?E 8F2C5 C@=6 2?5 x ECJ E@ 6>3C246 :E 6G6CJ D:?8=6 52J] pD =@?8 2D H6 86E E96 ([ DE2ED E@ >6 2C6 :CC6=6G2?E] x H2?E E@ 5@ H92E6G6C :E E2<6D 7@C @FC E62> E@ H:?] x7 x D4@C6 ?@ A@:?ED :? 2 82>6 2?5 ;FDE A=2J 8@@5 5676?D6 x’> 7:?6 H:E9 E92E]”k^Am
kAm$@>6 @7 E92E DE:4<J ':?46?E 5676?D6 H2D @? 5:DA=2J =2DE $2EFC52J :? }@CE9(@@5’D ce\c_ D64E:@?2= 7:?2= H:? @G6C 9@DE (6DE }@3=6] x? E92E 82>6[ ':?46?E 7:?:D965 D4@C6=6DD[ 3FE 96 H2D G6CJ G2=F23=6 @? E96 5676?D:G6 6?5[ 2D 96 96=5 r92C86CD =625:?8 D4@C6C pFDE:? rC:A6 E@ ?:?6 A@:?ED] w6 42>6 :? 2G6C28:?8 `h A@:?ED\2\82>6]k^Am
kAmu@C E96 E9:C5 E:>6 :? ':?46?E’D 9:89 D49@@= 42C66C 96 H2D 2 D64E:@?2= 492>A:@?]k^Am
kAm“xE’D DF49 2 8C62E 244@>A=:D9>6?E[” ':?46?E D2:5 23@FE H:??:?8 2 D64E:@?2= E:E=6 2D 2 D6?:@C] “xE’D G6CJ 6I4:E:?8 E@ 5@ E9:D 2D 2 E62> 2?5 36 C6H2C565 7@C 2== E96 92C5 H@C< H6 AFE :? E9:D J62C]k^Am
kAm“(:E9 E96 2>@F?E @7 D6?:@CD H6 =@DE 7C@> =2DE J62C A6@A=6 E9@F89E E9:D J62C H@F=5 36 2 C63F:=5:?8 J62C 7@C FD] qFE 2D 2 E62> H6 AFE :? E96 E:>6 2?5 677@CE 2?5 H@F=5?’E =6E E92E 92AA6?] xE’D D@ 6I4:E:?8 E@ 86E 2?@E96C D9@E 2E C68:@?2=]”k^Am
kAm%92E D9@E ?6G6C 42>6 =2DE J62C[ 2D E96 4@C@?2G:CFD A2?56>:4 7:CDE A@DEA@?65 E96? =2E6C 42?46=65 E96 C68:@?2= 2?5 E96 C6DE @7 E96 DE2E6 E@FC?2>6?E]k^Am
kAm}@CE9(@@5 D2H :ED D62D@? 42>6 E@ 2? 23CFAE 6?5 27E6C 362E:?8 (2H2D66[ ch\ba[ :? 2 D64E:@?2= 7:?2=] ':?46?E D4@C65 `e A@:?ED E@ =625 E96 !2?E96CD]k^Am
kAm“v@:?8 :?E@ E96 C68:@?2= H6 925 2 =@E @7 4@?7:56?46 2?5 H6 76=E =:<6 H6 925 2 8@@5 492?46 E@ H:? :E[” ':?46?E D2:5] “(96? WE96 C68:@?2=X H2D 7:CDE A@DEA@?65 H6 H6C6 =67E H:E9 E96 9@A6 E92E H6 >2J 92G6 2 492?46 E@ A=2J 282:?] %96? :E H2D C62==J D25 2?5 5:D2AA@:?E:?8 H96? :E H2D E2<6? 2H2J 7C@> FD] x 76=E 325 7@C @FC D6?:@CD E92E 5:5?’E 86E E96 492?46 E@ 7:?:D9 E96:C D62D@?]”k^Am
kAmq642FD6 @7 E62> DECF88=6D[ 2? 2AA62C2?46 2E E96 C68:@?2= =@@<65 BF6DE:@?23=6 E9:D J62C 7@C }@CE9(@@5] p 7:G6\82>6 =@D:?8 DEC62< 925 E96 !2?E96CD 2E h\g 2?5 D62C49:?8 7@C 2?DH6CD]k^Am
kAm“%96 D62D@? 92D 366? 2 492==6?86[” ':?46?E 25>:EE65] “(6’G6 925 J@F?8 8FJD E92E 92G6 925 E@ 8C@H 2?5 56G6=@A :?E@ E96:C ?6H C@=6D] qFE :E 92D 2=D@ 366? D@ 6I4:E:?8 8F:5:?8 E96D6 8FJD E9C@F89 E96 AC@46DD @7 A=2J:?8 G2CD:EJ 32D<6E32== 2?5 D66:?8 E96> 4@>6 :?E@ E96:C @H? 2?5 AC@8C6DD]k^Am
kAm“x ;FDE H2?E65 E@ =625 3J 6I2>A=6 2?5 D9@H E96> H92E :E =@@<D =:<6 E@ AC24E:46 92C5 6G6CJ 52J 2?5 <66A E96> @C82?:K65 2?5 >2<6 DFC6 H6’C6 @? E96 C:89E EC24< (6 42>6 E@86E96C 2D 2 E62> 5FC:?8 E96 =@D:?8 DEC62<] %92E E@F89 E:>6 96=A65 FD 6G6?EF2==J 92G6 2 DF446DD7F= D62D@?]”k^Am
kAm':?46?E[ H9@’D 2=D@ @H?D 2 c]_ 8C256\A@:?E 2G6C286 2?5 :D 4@\G2=65:4E@C:2? @7 9:D D6?:@C 4=2DD[ >:89E 92G6 E96 2DD:8?>6?E @7 8F2C5:?8 }6H r2DE=6 DE2?5@FE r@=6 |4s2?:6=] |4s2?:6= :D 2G6C28:?8 `f]d A@:?ED 2 82>6 7@C E96 %C@;2?D]k^Am
kAm“x 5:5 D66 E92E E96J 92G6 2 AC6EEJ 8@@5 D4@C:?8 8F2C5[” ':?46?E D2:5] “x 9@A6 E@ 36 23=6 E@ E2<6 @? E92E 492==6?86 2?5 8F2C5 9:>]”k^Am
kAmpD 2 9@DE[ }6H r2DE=6 FAD6E `f\c w2>:=E@? w6:89ED[ d`\ch[ :? 2 D64E:@?2= 7:?2= =2DE $2EFC52J]k^Am
kAm%96 %C@;2?D 92G6 2 C:49 32D<6E32== 9:DE@CJ] %96 D49@@= 92D dh D64E:@?2= E:E=6D[ `h C68:@?2= E:E=6D[ 7@FC D6>:\DE2E6 E:E=6D 2?5 EH@ DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:AD]k^Am
kAm“x 766= E92E }6H r2DE=6 92D 925 2 D62D@? G6CJ D:>:=2C E@ @FCD[” (@=76 D2:5] “%96J’G6 =@DE D6G6? 82>6D :?D:56 @7 E9C66 A@DD6DD:@?D] %96J 92G6 2 G6CJ 8@@5 =625 8F2C5 :? |4s2?:6=[ H9@’D 2 AC@=:7:4 5C:G6C 2?5 b\A@:?E D9@@E6C] %96J 92G6 2?@E96C E6CC:7:4 A6C:>6E6C D9@@E6C :? %C6J |:==6C W`_ AA8]X] }6H r2DE=6 E2<6D 42C6 @7 E96 32D<6E32== 2?5 E96J’G6 366? A=2J:?8 D@=:5 5676?D6]”k^Am
kAm'6E6C2? =@42= 72?D H:== 962C 2 72>:=:2C ?2>6 2E }6H r2DE=6[ 2D E96 %C@;2?D’ (:==:2> vC:6D6C :D E96 D@? @7 7@C>6C v@D96? DE2C |2EE vC:6D6C[ 2 D6?:@C @? E96 #65w2H<D WE96? #65D<:?DX =2DE D64E:@?2= 492>A:@?D9:A E62> :? `hha](:==:2> >:DD65 >@DE @7 E96 D62D@? 27E6C 2 D6C:@FD =68 :?;FCJ 5FC:?8 7@@E32== D62D@?] w6 C6EFC?65 :? >:5\u63CF2CJ]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.