Grade: Senior
Age: 18
Sports: Football, wrestling
Claim to fame/honors: First-team All-SWBL in football as offensive lineman and second-team SWBL in wrestling as a sophomore; competing this season at 285 weight class; honored as defensive player of year and lineman of the year for Arrows; plans to attend Miami University
Bet you didn’t know … I’m a 4.0 student
Words you live by: Pain is temporary, pride is forever
Toughest opponent: Carlisle in football
Biggest influence: My father; he’s always someone I can look up to and go to for advice
Match-day rituals: I usually listen to my warmup play list on my phone
What’s on your bedroom walls? Wrestling medals and a Brett Favre jersey
When I’m bored I like to … play cards
Favorite movie: Forrest Gump
Person who would play you in a movie: Jim Belushi
Favorite TV show: Impractical Jokers
Favorite musical artist: Alan Jackson
I can’t live without: My friends and family
I can live without: Sprints
Event you’d like to attend: Super Bowl
Favorite book: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Favorite home-cooked meal: Egg casserole
Favorite restaurant: Steak and Shake
Favorite smell: Fresh rain
Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Dick’s Sporting Goods
Vegetable you won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Aaron Rodgers
Whose mind would you like to read? Matt Hopkins, my football coach
Place where you’d love to travel? California
Talent you’d like to have? Juggling
Favorite school subject: History
Favorite athlete: Brett Favre
Favorite team: Green Bay Packers
Favorite Olympic sport: Wrestling
Something in the world I’d like to change: Homelessness
Favorite sports moment: Beating Waynesville my junior year
Favorite junk food: Potato chips
Best thing about football: Being in the locker room after a win
In 10 years, I hope to be … happy with a successful job
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