If you have this in hand, get a jewelers loupe and look at the ink very closely. There are a few things that could point to it perhaps being enhanced (traced over, originally signed in pencil probably since some others are, and then traced in ink over the top). Also notice the doodling/dotting that someone did in the same blue ink nearby on the trophy. It lacks a lot of speed, and while Aaron would have been young and handwriting would reflect this, it's written very slowly. Its not possible to tell from that scan but I almost feel like I can see the start of the letters in H looking thinner than the ink. A good look through a loupe should tell you for certain.
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