”The City of Eagle Pass, along with our Eagle Pass Police Department have been working tirelessly to bring this program to our community. I want to take this time to personally thank the three players that are here that have done an exceptional job to work with you all,” said Cantu. “They have shown that they care about the youth, they care about what you all are doing, and most importantly they’re spreading a message that is crucial to us: to remain drug free, and to be respectful of others.”

   Tapper expressed that being present in a community like Eagle Pass was important in creating a strong support system for the children.

“Right now we want to encourage the kids and let them know that they can be anything that they want to be, whether they want to be the president, to be in the NFL, in the NBA ,but it’s going to take encouragement. If we encourage these kids they can do whatever they want in this world,” said Tapper. “Hard work beats talent any day, and these kids are working as hard as possible. That’s what i love to see.”

Event organizer LeMoure Stephens of Fourth Quarter Sports, a south Texas organization that conducts community charity and youth sporting clinics and events throughout the nation, said many local businesses helped to sponsor the event, most notably the Eagle Pass Police Department.

“Our biggest sponsor and supporter is the Eagle Pass Police Department, they really wanted this for the kids, they partnered with us to say a say no to drugs and anti-bullying [campaign],” said Stephens. “We’ve been here several times, we’ve been to the community, we’re familiar with the people in Eagle Pass, and every now and again they call us and say they need something for these young kids here basically just to help them understand the importance of sportsmanship, and using this platform as a vehicle to better themselves as athletes and people. Eagle Pass showed us a ton of love.”