'Bouncing back': James Van Der Beek shows off some varsity moves amid cancer battle

There goes West Canaan High School’s hero.

“Varsity Blues” histrion James Van Der Beek donned a acquainted azygous to flip astir a pigskin amid his crab conflict successful an Instagram video shared Monday, and his woman Kimberly was successful the comments to cheer him on.

“You’re a Wizard. Bouncing backmost baby!!” she wrote successful effect to the post. Her remark was accompanied by 3 heart-eyes emoji. Van Der Beek revealed past twelvemonth that helium had been diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer.

In the abbreviated clip, Van Der Beek wears a achromatic shot jersey with the fig 4 and the sanction Moxon connected the back. He played backup backmost Jonathan “Mox” Moxon successful the Texas-set 1999 coming-of-age film.

“Maybe it was each amusive plays we got tally successful the shot sequences for the distant games… but I ever loved putting connected the varsity whites,” Van Der Beek wrote successful the caption of the video featuring his “favorite jersey.” He besides shared that constricted quantities of the commemorative jersey are disposable for fans to acquisition with oregon without his autograph. The histrion sold a akin offering past year. The proceeds volition “go straight to families undergoing crab treatment,” according to his website.

Van Der Beek went connected to convey his fans for their outpouring of enactment since helium shared his diagnosis.

“Last twelvemonth erstwhile I released the Blues jersey, I was blown distant by the emotion and enactment I received from each of you,” helium wrote. “It has meant much than I tin ever express. ... Thank you — for the love, the prayers, the support, and for making this jersey mean thing acold bigger than a movie. Endlessly grateful for each of you.”

Earlier this month, the “Dawson’s Creek” histrion announced that helium is besides auctioning disconnected memorabilia from his idiosyncratic postulation to assistance wage for his crab treatments.