{"id":56403,"date":"2013-10-30T22:28:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T04:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/rusher-ammon-brings-bears-together\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:53:31","slug":"rusher-ammon-brings-bears-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/rusher-ammon-brings-bears-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Rusher Ammon brings Bears together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rusher Ammon celebrates a Dolores touchdown.<\/span>Sam Green\/Cortez Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ON-FIELD HUSTLE<\/p>\n

Splitting time at fullback, offensive guard, defensive tackle and linebacker, the fourth year senior never ceases to amaze, utilizing hustle to opening holes, drag down ball carriers and doing whatever is necessary to help the team.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Ammon) has great intensity and desire,\u201d said Bears head coach Chris Trusler. \u201cHe wants to be on the field every play of the game. Every play, he goes all-out trying to make an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

The consummate team player, Ammon says little about his individual accomplishments, but shows no restraint when speaking about the direction of the Bears football team and the future of the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been trying a lot,\u201d said Ammon earlier this season. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of simple mistakes that we\u2019re trying to fix. I like Coach Trusler. He\u2019s really dedicated, and he has a lot of insight into the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

OFF-FIELD LEADERSHIP<\/p>\n

As impactful as Ammon is on the field, the senior is equally influential away from the gridiron, consistently mentoring and assisting younger teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to get the younger guys to pay attention during practice,\u201d said Ammon. \u201cI also try to get them in their playbooks during the day so that we know what we\u2019re doing when we get into games.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOff the field, he\u2019s proud to be part of this football team,\u201d said Trusler of Ammon. \u201cHe puts leadership first.\u201d<\/p>\n

COMMUNITY APPRECIATION<\/p>\n

Like many of his teammates, Ammon is appreciative of Dolores High School and the small-town community in which he was raised.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just kind of like the school, the setting and the small town like it is,\u201d said Ammon. \u201cBeing a Dolores Bear is cool because when I was little, I wanted to play on the team. Now, people look up to me, and see what I do, and they kind of want to be like me.\u201d<\/p>\n

A BRIGHT FUTURE<\/p>\n

Discussing his plans for the future, Ammon said he intends to enlist in the Navy for four years and then pursue a license in diesel mechanics.<\/p>\n

What happens after that is anyone\u2019s guess, but based the senior\u2019s work ethic, dedication and leadership skills, the future will undoubtedly be bright.<\/p>\n

imaclaren@cortezjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ammon celebrates a Dolores touchdown.Sam Green\/Cortez Journal ON-FIELD HUSTLE Splitting time at fullback, offensive guard, defensive tackle and linebacker, the fourth year senior never ceases to amaze, utilizing hustle to opening holes, drag down ball carriers and doing whatever is necessary to help the team. \u201c(Ammon) has great intensity and desire,\u201d said Bears head […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[188,427],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-56403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dolores-star","tag-prep-sports"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56403"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62584,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56403\/revisions\/62584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56403"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=56403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}