Saturday,” added Mark Euker, “because I came home and watched the (Spring-Ford/Perkiomen Valley game) on YouTube again.”Ī former player himself, Mark’s love for football has carried down to all four of his sons. “Saturday nights? I’m asleep by 8 p.m.,” Deb laughed.
Mark, the boys’ father, and Deb say by late afternoon Fridays in the fall, the next 36 hours tend to be pretty hectic. When he can’t be out there, he’s supportive, 100 percent.”įour sons, separated by four years and all active in football makes for hectic weekends in the Euker household. “He spends hours at the gym, training so he can come back. “He has drive like no one I’ve seen,” said Deb Euker, mom to the three Perkiomen Valley players and older son, Gavin, who graduated from Perkiomen Valley in 2020 and currently plays at Kutztown University. “It’s been my motivation this entire time. “I’ve been dreaming of my first game back since the day I got hurt,” Grant said. Now he hopes to be down to a number of days. Photo providedĪt the beginning, it was a question of months before Grant would return. Perkiomen Valley sophomore two-way lineman Cole Euker is suited up during a game. “I can take that out on the field next time.” “If I miss a tackle, or I’m not fitting the right gap, he’ll point something out to me,” added Carter. “When he says something, that carries a little more weight.” “Grant’s been out there, he’s played offensive line,” Cole said. By the end of the game, he had a couple pancake blocks, really started to hold his own and gain confidence.” So I talked to him on the sideline, tried to help Cole get his head back into it. “I think it might’ve gotten in his head a little bit. “When we played Roman Catholic, they had a great defensive end – a Penn State commit – going against Cole,” Grant recalled. The brothers say they keep their relationship at home separate from football, but Grant’s leadership carries a little extra weight with Carter and Cole on the field. I knew I’d have to help with teaching, coaching them up.” “Then we got to camp, where we had a whole new offensive line. “So I tried to be there during lifts, trying to motivate everyone and find a way to contribute. “During spring, I couldn’t do much of anything,” Grant said. Undeterred, his teammates and coaches chose him as a captain, valuing Grant’s leadership abilities even if they wouldn’t be on display between the sidelines right away. Photo providedĮven back in preseason, it was known throughout the team that Grant Euker would miss a sizable portion of 2022. 52 Perkiomen Valley football jersey on the field.
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