Finally, A Place To Call Home
It's hard to have a good record on your home field when you don't have one -- a home field that is. For one local school, this will be the first year they actually have a field to call home.

The Jenks' and Unions of the world have million dollar end zone facilities, artificial turf and large grandstands. Sometimes we take all the amenities for granted. But, there is a team in Broken Arrow that's just thankful they finally have a field to call their own.

Coach Keith Bell and the Summit Christian Academy Eagles are preparing for their first-ever home opener. They've spent the past six years sharing space wherever they could find it.

"It always had to be a new place every day," says running back Blake Burch. "We'd go to North and we'd find out they were out there and so we'd get on the bus and drive all the way down south. And, if that didn't work we'd practice on the soccer field."

"It was tough on us," says Bell. "But, you know our kids overcame and they did real well last season."

Once the RBW sports complex, this land hosted hundreds of events. But, the facility closed in 2006 and has sat untouched for more than two years.

When the Assembly of Broken Arrow learned the property was for sale, the church immediately saw the potential for its private Christian school to call the park home.

But, back then, it looked nothing like it does now.

"Honestly it was a mess," says quarterback Josh Moyer. "Grass above your legs, you couldn't even see past the baseball field, it was just crazy. It took a lot of work just to get the place the way it is now."

"We've had fathers, we've had people from the church. Monday nights they've been out here, Wednesday nights they've been out here working," Bell says. "You know they've worked til midnight, til it got dark, replacing all the boards and the mowing and the keep up. From the church to the school, everybody has worked so hard to make it what it is today."

And, the work isn't done yet. When it's all said and done, Summit Park will look like a real football facility. But the team has already taken ownership.

"Home field, I think there's going to be twice as much pride as last year," says tight end Phillip Beck. "I mean, having your own field makes you work harder for it."

"I take a lot of pride in having our own field," adds fullback Danny Badley. "It's like our home, you practice on it, play on it, have fun on it and then beat other teams on it."

The team they hope to beat is Boulevard Christian School out of Muskogee. They'll try to do that next Friday night on their home field at Summit Park.
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