Johnston Senior High School in Rhode Island redefining the term man in motion.
Watch as WR Joe Acciardo is on the move and does a series of flips, which distract the opponents enough for JHSRI to score a touchdown.
WATCH THIS!!
I've never seen this in a high school football game…@JHSRI_Panthers WR Joe Accicardo does multiple backflips to distract the other team and it works! Panthers score the touchdown.
Incredible. @wpri12 @RyClifton pic.twitter.com/vwYPlVpDLY
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) November 25, 2021
Acciardo credited his training as a dancer for his football success in a Providence Journal story that ran in October.
When you’ve been on stage with Justin Bieber, auditioned for Jennifer Lopez and performed at the Macy’s Day Parade, playing a little high school football doesn’t seem like something to be worried about.
On the stage or on the field, Acciardo is a performer. The Johnston senior has been a dancer since he could walk, practicing his craft at his mother’s dance studio. The skills he learned there have carried over to the football field, where Acciardo earned Second-team All-State honors last spring.
Johnston defeated Pilgrim 29-12 on Thanksgiving.
