BEAUMONT, Texas — For the first time this season, one West Brook Bruins football player set foot on the field.
Senior running back Ja'Kobi Holland's goal was to play with his team on senior night.
Not only did he play, he left his mark on the game.
"I had to give it all I had, this was my last year," Holland said.
It's a milestone that appeared unlikely after he broke his right leg in a car accident on July 13.
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Holland was one of four football players injured after the vehicle lost control and went into a ditch in Beaumont.
"It was tough on our program," West Brook Coach Eric Peevey said.
Doctors told Holland he'd never play this season.
"It was a long process, it was really hard and depressing," Holland said. "My whole life I've been playing football not missing any games or practices. It was hard."
He was determined to prove them wrong.
"My goal was to get back my senior night, me and Coach Peevey have been working hard," Holland said. "My team of course, and we got the job done."
The senior woke up at 4 a.m., four days a week, to rehab and train.
In less than four months, his hard work paid off as he joined his team back on the practice field last week.
"Anybody being able to come back in practically half a year from a broken femur, shows the type of character the kid has," Peevey said. "There's a lot of kids that would've just turned it down because it's not easy."
On Friday, Holland walked toward the center of BISD Memorial Stadium as a captain on Senior Night.
Playing in the game was incredible enough, but Holland also made an impact on the game.
In the first quarter against Baytown Sterling, Coach Peevey called a run play for Holland who, scored a touchdown.
"It was exciting, my heart exploded when I saw him cross the goal line, the team was excited," Peevey said. "To get a brother back on the field is a big thing."
"Me and my brothers, we have been working on that for a long time," Holland said.
Holland says he's learned a lot about himself through this recovery.
He tells 12News support from his teammates continues to push him forward.
"I knew my O-line would get me in there. I trusted them and I had to give one to Noah," Holland said.
Noah Washington, another player who was in the car that day, is now paralyzed.
Holland said every play will be dedicated to him for the rest of the season.