AHS's Tyler McCarthy wears Rebeckha's #7

A quote from a 9/9/2008 article by Sun Chronicle staff member, Peter Gobis, entitled "McCarthy the heart of Big Blue":

"He's the heart and soul of the program," without hesitation said Deschenes. It wasn't that McCarthy added more body muscle, more speed. "He had a fantastic summer. He's a hammer on both sides of the ball and above all, he's a gentleman."

How so? Instead of wearing his dad's No. 34 as a Warrior, McCarthy has taken No. 7, the number worn by the late Bombardier field hockey player Rebeckha Whitefield, daughter of AHS assistant coach Mike Whitefield.

"To me, it's a big deal," said McCarthy in respect.

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