Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Heart problem ends Kord Stancell's prep career “It really was hard on Bruce,” Darby said. “They believe it was viral rather than hereditary. Kord was happy about that.
“Kord believes the first football game will be the hardest to handle,” Darby said. “He says ‘me and dad will get through it together.’ ” Said Kord: “Sure, I was in shock when told. I was thinking, ‘now, what am I going to do.’ “I’d been playing football since the second grade. Oh, my gosh, now I miss football. I’d been wrestling since I was 5. I’d been throwing the discus since the fourth grade. “I wanted to win the discus (after placing second as a junior). I wanted to win a state championship in wrestling (after placing third at 215 pounds and going 37-2). I wanted us to make the playoffs in football (which would be a first for the Mustangs). I wanted to make all-state in football on both sides of the ball (after making it on defense). “Once I really looked back, though it sucks and everything, I decided I’d been pretty blessed. I’d done some pretty cool things. And, it isn’t the end of the world.” Bruce Stancell, a member of the PSU Athletics Hall of Fame, always has been basically the coach for his son (a fullback-linebacker). Bruce coaches running backs and is defensive coordinator for new coach Sean Price. “He’ll be all right. He’s able to handle it,” Kord said. “He loves the boys. He loves my senior teammates. We’ll still make those playoffs. “Man, I don’t know how I would have gotten through this without God and being a Christian,” Kord said. “It would have been tough ... a lot worse. I still have comfort in knowing God still has a plan. “It’s wishful thinking, I know, but if my heart returns to normal there’s a possibility I might throw the discus in college.” Stancell, who should handily rank scholastically in the top 10 percent of his senior class, might look around for another college to attend — emphasizing zoology — since he won’t be playing football for the Mavericks. Stancell, a Mustang captain in football with Darold Bunch, Blane O’Bannon and Preston Pryce, said he’s been putting more pressure on the bass in Grand Lake and Indian, Big Sugar and Little Sugar creeks. “I’ve been catching several, too,” he said. Kord also said don’t be surprised to see the Stancell name in sports reports out of McDonald County this season even if sister Darien is only a freshman. “Yes, she’s a better natural athlete than me,” he said. “She has so much ability. She’s had a hip problem but there’s nothing that will stop her from being great.” 
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