Article: The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., David Whitley column: Harmony football player not rattled by a little snakebite.(Column)

Byline: David Whitley

Nov. 9--ST. CLOUD -- Nick Beatty didn't panic when his arm began to inflate. He just stared as the veins popped out and turned yellow.

It was only when the doctor told him they might have to cut the whole thing off that Beatty reacted. "Wow," he said. There wasn't a "No, Doc!" or "Why did I pick up that freakin' rattler?" That wouldn't have been Beatty's style. "He's kind of a crazy kid," Harmony Coach Tyler Anderson said. And somewhere in his crazy comeback story, there are lessons for all ages. Like when life bites you, carry on. Beatty did, and so did his team. After going 0-9 in its inaugural season two years ...

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