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Is Shedeur Sanders destined to surpass his father's legendary football legacy? What do you think?

Shedeur Sanders is the youngest son of NFL legend Deion Sanders. He has gained significant attention since stepping into the field of football. The 22-year-old is a quarterback for Colorado. Sanders’s NFL career started with playing on the field of his high school, Trinity Christian Cedar Hill, Texas. His father was the offensive coordinator at the same school.

Trinity Christian School is known as one of the oldest and largest schools in southern Dallas County. Which was founded by the Trinity Church Board of Trustees in 1981. The school is a charitable organization administered by a board of trustees from Trinity Church of the Assemblies of God. The school teaches students from preschool, kindergarten year for 5-year-olds till 12th grade and also prepares students for college.

Sports at Shedeur Sanders’ Trinity Christian School

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In Cedar Hill, people refer to the school as TCS to distinguish it from Trinity Christian-Addison. TSC became part of Trinity Leadership Public Schools in 2021. Advanced classes at the school include Science, Math, History, AP, and Honors in English. Similarly, clubs and groups for students include Student Council, Yearbook, Worship Band, Jazz Band, Handbells, Newspaper, Chapel, Prayer Groups, National Honor Society, Chess Club, and Machine Club.

Shedeur Sanders’ TSC is very active when it comes to sports. The school takes part in various varsity sports such as basketball, soccer, football, baseball, track and field, tennis, golf, cheerleading, volleyball, softball, wrestling, and competitive weightlifting. It also participates in TAPPA, which stands for Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, where both boys and girls of the school have won numerous competitions. The school outshines in ball games and has won many championships. Like Varsity Boys Football and Multiple State Championships in 1991, 1993, 2014, and 2020. Varsity Boys Basketball, State Championships in 2008, 2015, and 2016.

TSC creates big athletes. It has won multiple state championships in track and field. The boys of the school won in 2008, 2015, and 2016. Girls were the Varsity State Runner-ups for 2017. Girls of the school are not far behind boys and have also won the Varsity State Championships in basketball in 2019.

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The senior QB successfully followed in the footsteps of his Hall of Fame holder father and elder brothers. Shilo Sanders plays as a safety for the Colorado Buffaloes, and Deion Sanders Jr. is a former SMU WR. Coming from a family that holds so much of a reputation in the game is not easy. Let’s get into how his high school helped him grow on and off the field. Sanders has obtained a 3.9 GPA in his high school, which is nearly the perfect grade point. It tells us that is doing great in his academics as well. His notable achievements as a senior are that he successfully completed 251 of 366 passing attempts for 3,702 yards and tallied 43 touchdowns.

Son of Pilar Sanders has shown immense growth in his football career from his freshman season to high school. Coach Andre Hart was his first coach at the school. In high school, he completed 805 passes out of 1238 for 12, 627 yards added with 166 touchdowns. His high school statistics helped him record 10 wins at the prep level.

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As a freshman, he was very popular and productive in high school, with two state championships under his belt. In his sophomore season, he completed 177 passes for 3,088 yards and 42 touchdowns. He not only successfully started his career with Trinity Christian on the field, but at the same time he excelled in his studies off-field. He was named the TAPPS Division 11 Player of the Year multiple times. Additionally, in 2019, he was recognized as the National Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated.

Impact of High School Career on Shedeur Sanders’ College Recruitment

After completing high school, Shedeur decided to join Jackson State University in Mississippi. As soon as he joined Jackson, he helped the university break multiple records. For the first time in 2007, Jackson won two SWAC championships. Not only that, the university also made appearances in the Celebration Bowl twice. And he was rated as a four-star recruit.

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Sanders was initially committed to playing college football at Florida Atlantic. But he flipped to Jackson State soon after his father was confirmed as their head coach. As soon as he joined Jackson, he helped the university break multiple records. For the first time in 2007, Jackson won two SWAC championships. Not only that, the university also made appearances in the Celebration Bowl twice.

In the initial months of 2023, Shedeur was in the headlines for a long time when he decided to join the University of Colorado Boulder. He is currently majoring in sociology. He followed his father again as Deion Sanders was recently appointed head coach. With Buffaloes 6 feet 2 inches, senior QB is continuously trying to be his best with great responsibilities on his shoulder of carrying forward the legacy.