There are very few things that get the blood flowing quite like a passionate rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. Just ask anyone who watched the performance of Jackson Dean Nicholson, a senior defensive end at Arundel High School, Maryland, a few years ago. We’re not talking about his in-game performance, mind, but rather his pre-game…
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