Minder fueled Lumen’s run to title, named JTV Sports Player of the Year
By Mike Moore Photo: Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports Staff Writer Jackson — He was the pulse of things moving forward, just a piece to the grander puzzle, but integral to the foundation of what this team wanted to be, and ultimately was, in another brilliant fall season. The Lumen Christi football team ended 2017 on top yet again, a feat made possible by a roster loaded with depth, one of the most iconic high school coaches ever, and, somewhere mixed in, a humble yet dependable player in Kyle Minder. The JTV Sports Player of the Year, to be exact. “The fact he was such a great player on both sides of the ball is what made him so essential,” coach Herb Brogan said. That was one way to put it. Minder, the senior running back and linebacker was, in fact, center stage on both sides of the ball — and rarely left the field. On the offensive side of things he finished the year with 1,015 yards rushing, 23 touchdowns on the ground and another three through the air. In the state final, where…