Aaron Van Trease honored with game ball from SJV win

HOWELL – The players on the St. John Vianney High School football team had just made their way through the post-game handshake line after their 28-14 win over Marlboro on Sunday at Howell High School when they then ran toward the stands on their side of the field.

There was a special purpose to the Lancers’ players run to the stands. They had a special present for the family of teammate Aaron Van Trease, who sustained a spinal cord injury Sept. 23 in St. John Vianney’s game against Manasquan and is currently at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick after he underwent surgery.

The players presented Van Trease’s uncle, Chris Colaner, with the game ball. Chris Colaner then gave the game ball to his daughter and Van Trease’s cousin, Chloe Colaner.

Aaron Van Trese's uncle Chris Colander (left) and his daughter Chloe Colander (right) smile after the St. John Vianney players present them with the ball Sunday after the Lancers' 28-14 win over Marlboro.

Chris Colaner said he and his daughter will present Van Trease with the game ball. “It will mean the world to him,” Chris Colaner said. “The support the community has shown him has been nothing short of extraordinary. It means the world to the Van Trease family and to Aaron. ”

In the wake in dealing with the serious injury for a teammate, St. John Vianney’s players, coaching staff and administration has shown how much Van Trease, family and friendship means to them.

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