BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — At the beginning of their Auburn High School football careers, very few people outside of the program believed in them. Trinton Pritchett was an athletic offensive lineman whose long, lanky frame was not close to filling out and could barely bench press 135 pounds entering his sophomore year. Carnell Jackson was a stout defensive lineman who could barely contribute other than using his massive frame to eat up space and help stop the run in short-yardage situations. Greg Williams was an undersized linebacker who transferred from Tuskegee’s Booker T. Washington High School as a junior in 2024 after being doubted during his time as a Golden Eagle. Yet for all the obstacles they each faced until now, the three seniors now share a certain distinction:

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