A St. Cloud football player shows how to apologize
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You know how it is. Sometimes you just get caught up in the moment and do something stupid. It happens, particularly with kids.
So let's give a break to Brad Reuter, the captain of St. Cloud Cathedral High School who was racing to catch Zimmerman running back Camerin Morey when he finally caught him at the 12-yard line. Good tackle.
One problem: Reuter wasn't in the game. He ran in from the sidelines to make the play.
Let's go to the tape.
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The scoreboard explains where the frustration may have come from.
Zimmerman won the game 53-to-20. Cathedral is winless.
Young Reuter is a stand-up kid, which explains why he's captain of the team.
Reuter will not be punished because that's how you apologize for a mistake.
