CLUTE — It’s hard to believe Brazoswood’s Anthony Sury wasn’t interested in water polo when he first arrived at high school. However, he developed a passion for it and used it as an avenue to get a higher education.
Four years later, that avenue was paved with a bright future ahead.
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