Heartwarming touchdown unites Valley middle school footballers on both teams

Mike Harris, who has autism, scored his first touchdown during the game.
Sunday, September 26, 2021
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two Valley middle schools came together on the football field to honor one of the players.

Mike Harris is a 7th grader at Tenaya Middle School and in their match against Dinuba, he was able to score his first touchdown.
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Mike has autism and this was the first in-game action he's seen this season.

His coach said he works hard in practice and participates in everything the team does.
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Both teams huddled around him to celebrate his score and now he'll always have this memory.

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