Strath Haven running back and safety James Fisher is the Daily Times Football Player of the Year. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Jack McCaffery
The first time he belted streamers to his hips as a 4-year-old flag player for the Rose Tree Colts, James Fisher had a dream that would never be yanked away.
It would be there with him as he graduated to youth tackle football. It would grow when he began to play in middle school. So strong was it that when school athletic operations paused for a pandemic he refused to stop playing, instead joining the team at St. Mary Magdalen in Media, allowable even though he was not enrolled at the elementary school.
By the time he reached high school, the dream was becoming more real. By this fall, when the 5-10, 170-pound five-way threat led Strath Haven to championships of the Central League and Class 5A of the PIAA’s District 1, it was undeniable: He was the best player on the best team in Delaware County and was selected by the Daily Times as the All-Delco Player of the Year.
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