For those of you who don’t know Berry, I can give you some background. Berry became a starting safety for Newman Smith when he was a sophomore, but in July 2013, shortly before the start of his junior season, Berry was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer that affects the soft tissue.
There have been ups and downs in the cancer battle since then, but we can all wish Berry and his family the best going forward.
I got to know Kalen early in the 2014 season, when we talked for a while for this story: