ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – The Rocky River football team was sent out on a high note for the playoffs after Wednesday's pep rally left students and faculty members in amazement.

This comes after students assembled to create their own version of the latest Nike Basketball "Together" commercial featuring the hometown Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James.

“It was unbelievable that they could do it,” Rocky River football coach Rick Adams said. “I got goosebumps on my arms and it was really good.”

Earlier this week Rocky River students assembled for two days to create the video to show support for the football team bound for the regional quarterfinals. The Pirates, who are seeded No. 8 in Division III Region 8, will travel to No. 1 Toledo Central Catholic on Friday.

Seniors John St. Pierre, Justin Monte, Sam Russell and Cam Kysela spearheaded the project on Monday with the help of students and faculty members to organize the project. Kysela, a co-captain of the football team, brought the idea to his friend St. Pierre.

“It was great to be in that environment,” Kysela said after the pep rally. “With all the support from the community that has been brought about just makes for a really special time in Rocky River.”

The project started Monday evening after football practice and was edited by St. Pierre and Monet for Wednesday’s pep rally.

St. Pierre was on a college tour visit in Tennessee when the video was shown. But he was pleased to see the phone messages of excitement from his classmates about the video.

“I heard a lot of great things about it and people were excited to let me know how it went,” St. Pierre said. The senior, who is a trombone player in the marching band, also put together the soundtrack used in the video.

“We actually had a ton of fun doing it,” Monte said.

Before the seniors were given the clearance to begin the project, they spoke with athletic director Mark Wagner on Monday. Wagner saw the video for the first time on Sunday with his family and was eager to see their idea come to fruition.

Wagner estimated a little over 100 students were cast as extras as he applauded the students for the work on the video.

“The gym was silent,” Wagner said of the pep rally after the video was shown. “I don’t remember what I said to dismiss, but it just felt like somebody lifted that entire school building.”

The video had a little over 100 views on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

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