SAN ANTONIO — Before taking his talents to TCU and Fort Worth, Harlan Hawks senior running back G'Ivori Graham is hoping to help his team advance in the UIL State Playoffs Friday night against Dripping Springs at Alamo Stadium.

Graham lost his hearing at age 4, but that hasn’t slowed him down on the football field. Using a combination of lip reading, hand signals, and acute vision, Graham has become one of the state’s top high school running backs.

“What I hear most of the time is just sounds,” Graham said. “I can’t hear any words. Everything is just completely like noise. Echoes and things like that. It is just sounds everywhere.”

Despite this, Graham has adapted seamlessly to the game. Coaches rely on hand signals and visual cues, which Graham says feel natural to him because of his e

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