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Grant Foster, like most sophomores, was used in spots. Sparingly. Until he picked up the speed of the game.
Foster, a superb all-around athlete, picked his spot all right when
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) High School's football team needed him most.
The athletic receiver caught five balls for 161 yards and two touchdowns, the latter that will be talked about in the hearty history of Lake Travis for years to come.
According to the
Austin Statesmen, Foster hauled in a 96-yarder from
Baker Mayfield with 3 minutes, 40 seconds to go in a 14-11 win over arch-rival and cross-town foe Westlake on Friday night.
For it, Foster was chosen as the Austin area Capital One Bank High Yield Student Athlete of the Week.
"I think (Mayfield) feels more comfortable throwing to me now," Foster told reporters the previous week. "I think he trusts me more."
Indeed, Foster had just 11 catches for 125 yards heading into week No. 9, when he had a breakout game with six catches and 114 yards and two scores during a 31-6 win over Del Valle.
Then, with a district 15-5A trophy at stake, the five-time defending state champion caught a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter to cut Westlake's advantage to 11-7.
Westlake was driving to what would have likely been a clinching touchdown at the Lake Travis 5. On fourth down, Westlake decided to go for it, but was stopped. A couple of plays later, Mayfield heaved a ball 60 yards down field and Foster caught it at the Westlake 40 and ran it in from there.
It was a stunning turn of events for Lake Travis, which improved to 9-1.
