Did it have relevance to the story? No! Do they mention if a kid who won a football game was homeschooled or private school or public school...no. He is a kid who happens to memorize a list of words and spells them. Congratulations to him, but let’s not go crazy here. They could have picked a better picture of him too. He looks like a geek in that picture.
What homeschool has a football team?