I was that small kid in high school. Looked like me in 9th grade.
while I couldn’t do anything about my height or weight (started high school at 82lbs) once I found the weight room I packed on muscle. Ended up playing nose guard at 5-7 but I could out lift most, of our defensive line! This was way back in 79 though.
earned the Nick name little Herc. From all my team mates 😁