Brian Scott (at far end of table) and teammates, Taylor Parker, Weston Yardley, and Kevin Mortenson on National Signing Day signing their national letters of intent to play football at SUU last spring. Scott has been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and is undergoing treatment in Salt Lake City, Utah. A fundraiser is being held for him in Hurricane at 5 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2012. Cedar City, Utah, February, 2012 | Photo by Patrick Blake, St. George News
HURRICANE — Brian Scott helped deliver a state championship to Hurricane. Now the community is trying to give something back.
Last year’s 3A football MVP and three-time wrestling state champion was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) last week and is undergoing intense chemotherapy in Salt Lake City’s Primary Children’s Medical Center. The 19-year old found out about the cancer as he was preparing for his LDS mission. He had already received his mission call to Uruguay.
A hot dog and hamburger meal will be served at the Tigers Stadium at 5 p.m. and patrons are encouraged to donate whatever they can to pay for the meal. All proceeds will go to the Scott family.
Dubbed “Burgers for Brian,” the event will last about 90 minutes leading up to the pivotal Region 9 football game, which starts at 7 p.m.
Andy Griffin has been in sports media since 1989 and has covered BYU, Utah State and the Utah Jazz as well as all sports in southern Utah. A journalism graduate of USU, Andy has carried on a dual career as both a sports writer and a sports broadcaster and has been heard around the country. He has also been published in USA Today, Sport magazine, The Sporting News, Fairways magazine, the Los Angeles Times and locally in the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Spectrum. Andy was “The Voice of Region 9 sports,” for many years. He also hosted a daily sports talk show for three years called AG in the a.m.
Andy has been married to his college sweetheart Shelly for 28 years and has five children ages 13 to 25.