<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3IRcUW_0vmkf2Ku00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3IRcUW_0vmkf2Ku00" width="1200" height="960" ><figcaption>College Station defensive lineman Adam Bolline celebrates with his teammates after a sack against Lehman on Friday at Cougar Stadium. MEREDITH SEAVER, THE EAGLE</figcaption></figure>The largest cheer during College Station’s 66-0 Homecoming rout of the Lehman Lobos in District 12-5A Division I play didn’t come after one of the Cougars' many touchdowns.It didn’t come after a field goal, turnover or when the Homecoming queen was announced, either.With three-and-a-half minutes left to play in the second quarter, Cougar senior defensive lineman Adam Bolline came up with a 6-yard sack off Lobo senior quarterback Colton Gunderson — and the home crowd roared.“That’s affirming and encouraging and exciting and a great deal for him and his family and for our team,” College Station head coach Stoney Pryor said. “He did a great job tonight.”Bolline is in the midst of a cancer battle after being diagnosed with stage 3 metastatic melanoma in January. After being cleared for physical activity in June, Bolline made the move to the Cougars’ varsity squad.<h2>People are also reading…</h2>To support Bolline and to raise awareness for pediatric cancer, players on both teams donned yellow wristbands while Cougar coaches wore matching shirts reading “Adam’s Army” on the front with Bolline’s number 91 on the back. Bolline’s teammates named him a team captain. Bolline made sure his presence was felt, recording multiple tackles to go along with the sack.“There’s all sorts of challenging things that people go through, but obviously what Adam’s going through is extreme, and really significant,” Pryor said. “It puts things like football and the game into perspective but it also shows that athletics can be a conduit to provide relationships and a support system for when life is hard.”The night already was special for the Cougars (4-1, 2-1) at kickoff, and they kept the feel-good momentum going with a pair of touchdowns on their first two offensive snaps as the squad bounced back in a big way from last week's loss to rival A&amp;M Consolidated. On the College Station offense’s first snap from scrimmage, quarterback Cade Corcoran found tight end Jackson Verdugo for a 54-yard touchdown pass in what’s become a familiar ritual for the two seniors.And on the Cougars' second offensive play, Corcoran had another scoring toss, this time a 40-yarder to senior running back Wilson Stapp.Corcoran finished the game with 16 completions on 18 attempts for 224 yards and four touchdowns: Two to Verdugo, one to Stapp, and one to senior offensive lineman Grant Slanker for a big-man score.“We were able to fight through a couple of tackles that ended up being big touchdowns at the beginning,” Pryor said. “So that’s great. Those feel really good. But I also think that they were schemes and things we had worked on that paid off.”The College Station defense completely shut down the Lobos (0-5, 0-3), holding them to just 19 yards of offense and forcing three turnovers.“Our guys up front, whether it was D-lineman or linebackers providing pressure, made things really challenging for their run game,” Pryor said. “But also, the coverage was good enough and the pressure was good enough that it made it difficult for them in the passing game as well. It’s nice when, from a defensive point of view, that you can get both of those things going at the same time and not be exposed somewhere.”But in a game where the Cougars produced 509 yards of offense, combined for nine touchdowns and played lock-down defense, the star of the night was unquestionably Bolline.“Football is not life,” Pryor said. “Football is a game. It doesn’t define us, but it does let us deal with adversity in a game that we can then translate to that support system to deal with adversity and challenging things out of the game. We don’t have the power on our own to heal Adam from his cancer or cure him from that, but we can support him.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4bLcFy_0vmkf2Ku00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4bLcFy_0vmkf2Ku00" width="1280" height="720" ></div></body>

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The largest cheer during College Station’s 66-0 Homecoming rout of the Lehman Lobos in District 12-5A Division I play didn’t come after one of the Cougars' many touchdowns. It didn’t come after a field goal, turnover or when the Homecoming queen was announced, either. With three-and-a-half minutes...