There’s plenty of star power headed for Skyline, Oaks Christian game Friday
September 17, 2009
NEW — 2 p.m. Sept. 17, 2009
By Mason Kelley, Seattle Times staff reporter
Wayne Gretzky, he’s not a big shot.
That sentence says everything about the star power that is expected to be in the bleachers rooting for Oaks Christian when it plays a nationally televised football game at Skyline High School on Friday.
Gretzky, actor Will Smith and Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana all have sons who play on the team. Nick Montana is the quarterback, Trevor Gretzky is the backup and Trey Smith is a receiver.
Big shot or not, Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell doesn’t seem to care when he talks about Gretzky, the NHL legend, and the other famous fathers who spend their Friday nights watching the Lions play football.
“He [Gretzky] asked me for my autograph when I played in the Canadian Football League and he was 9 years old,” Redell said. “I’m not impressed with him.”
The game between the teams from Sammamish and Westlake Village, Calif., will be televised on ESPNU and broadcast on KJR-AM, and plenty of attention will be paid to the Oaks Christian cheering section.
