Coach Donald Fusilier can spot potential from miles away. The Abbeville football offensive coordinator and mentor sees it as a calling — his passion for the sport he loves. For others, his gift is a godsend.

When New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers was 15 years old, his mother, Tonya Nabers, drove him to a 7-on-7 football tryout hosted by former NFL safety Ryan Clark. The Lafayette native knew nothing about the noncontact, passing-focused sport or what it could do for her son, but she was hopeful someone would see what she’d always seen in him.

“I was sitting in my car and I just started praying. I started asking God to let somebody at this 7-on-7 tryout see Malik’s talent,” Tonya Nabers said. “Me being a single mom, I didn’t know who I needed to talk to or even what platform I

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