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Riverhead's Cater finds redemption at Ranch

Quick ReadRiverhead LB Malcolm Cater escapes hellish gang life.

Malcolm Cater belonged to a gang in Wyandanch,

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Malcolm Cater belonged to a gang in Wyandanch, but is now thriving at Riverhead.

We see these players every fall wearing helmets and shoulder pads, playing varsity football and striving to win championships. We see them make tackles, sack quarterbacks, run for touchdowns and celebrate victories. But we rarely see the paths that brought them there.

Some took a smooth road, some had a bumpy ride. And then there are those who traveled well beyond the bounds of extreme, where...

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