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High School Football Team Helps Weld County Rancher Hit By Tornado

The Roosevelt High School football team traveled from Johnstown to pull double duty at Ulrich Farms in Platteville.

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By Andrea Flores, CBS Denver

June 9, 2021

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Roosevelt High School football team traveled from Johnstown to pull double duty at Ulrich Farms in Platteville, after a tornado tore through the small town.

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“I came over here as fast as I could and started helping,” said Roosevelt High School student, Tucker Peterson. “We got the notification that they needed help here, and we were all ready to go. We left the weight room and headed here.”

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