A nine-year old cheerleader stood alone at a football game as the fathers of her squadmates lifted their daughters onto their shoulders.

Addie Rodriguez was alone because her father Abel is undergoing military training in California. “It was truly unfortunate to see your daughter standing out there being the only one without their father, knowing why he’s away. It’s not just an absentee parent. He’s serving our country,” Addie’s mom Alexis Perry-Rodriguez said.

Enter San Antonio teenager Matthew Garcia. And what an entrance.

Seeing Addie’s situation, Matthew  — a senior at Central Catholic High School — vaulted two fences as he ran from the bleachers onto the field and hoisted a crying Addie onto his shoulders. “I ran down from the bleachers right here,” he told reporters. “I just hopped the fence, and I went over, and I kneeled down, I talked to her and I said, ‘Are you OK?’”

“When I realized what he was doing my heart just melted,” said Rodriguez.

See Addie and Alexis discuss Matthew’s kindness below. Make sure you have tissues.