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T E R R Y ’ S C A B R E R A I N T E N S E O N T H E M A T ; G R E A T F R I E N D O F F I T HEART A L L

\\ By Ma t t h ew Og l e

B.F. TERRY SENIOR ENRIQUE CABRERA JR. IS A BALL OF FAST-TWITCH ENERGY ON THE OUTSIDE WITH A HUGE, THOUGHTFUL HEART ON THE INSIDE. He’s inspirational , because of his own scars. “It [wrestling] takes physicality, speed and strength,” said Cabrera. “When I get on the mat , I forget about all my personal problems. I’ ll just get in there and my anger just goes away. I’ ll just flow with it .” At 5-foot-10, 120-pounds, Cabrera has made a huge impact on and off the mat for the Terry wrestling program. After placing third in District and fifth in Regionals last season, Cabrera, along with three of his teammates (Cameron Lewis, Hector Sierra Jr. and Michael Louison), are preseason ranked by Texas Wrestling. He was inspired by coach Ron Rober tson to get into the spor t , and his coach has been tremendously influential in his life. “Currently, my dad isn’ t with me right now,” Cabrera said. “So, he [coach Ron] is like a dad to me. He’s the one who’s always there to talk to me. If I have a question, he’ ll answer it . He’s basically my dad.” While Cabrera is a terror on the mat , he prides himself on being a true friend and listener. “I have friends that go through stuff and I will always try to help them out ,” Cabrera said. “I’m always the kid that has the right mindset to lead them to live the right way. I learned to do

Enforcement . If not , I’d like to follow my dream, which is wrestling on a big stage.”

aspirations upon graduation. “I want to go to college, and I would like to wrestle there while studying,” he said. “I’d like to do Law

that through family, mainly my mom.” Following Cabrera’s final year of high school , the dual-spor t athlete has big

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