Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football and sports now!
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Q&A with Veterans wide receiver Preston Bird
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My football season was disappointing because I planned on having a big year but that plan went south when I got injured in our scrimmage game.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans during the offseason are to just perfect my craft as a receiver and get faster.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team is going to do good next year because we’re bringing back a lot of players from last year and our seniors this year really have a passion for the game.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“N/A.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will play against in the upcoming season is Ryan Taleb from Houston County.”
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Q&A with Brookstone athlete Dai’Lon West
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season went well, and faced an upset in the semifinals.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I continue to work out and improve my game with training and 7on7.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team can win a state championship next year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I don’t know who will be our toughest competitor next season, we will see as we get to that point.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Same as above.”
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Q&A with Central Gwinnett running back Jason Jackson Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We started off 5-0 then when we got to Region we went 5-5 but it was great progress from the last season because we went 1-9 back to back.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports and workouts are to continue to grind in the off-season and perfect my craft and to go into the season helping my team and trying to get my name out there.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Actually my teams going to do better than we did last season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team I feel will be either Mill Creek or Buford.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not too sure about that.”
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Q&A with North Gwinnett quarterback Ryan Hall
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think our season went well, we built off our wins and our losses and got better every week.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I want to work on my completion percentage and gain more weight while getting stronger.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a solid team next year. I believe we can go far next season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think either Meadow Creek or Norcross, they both gave us tough competition this year and we are expecting the same for next year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“A lot of the QBs that we will face are very good and stopping them will be key.”
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Q&A with Blessed Trinity linebacker Dylan Torrico
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt like this season did not last as long as I hoped but next year the team is determined to go deeper into the playoffs.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on focusing on bettering myself by building up strength and speed this offseason through following a workout plan and eating a balanced diet.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel confident in my team’s ability to do well next season. We have a lot of talent and are determined to go farther than we did this past season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Roswell will be the toughest on our schedule this season. Our schools have a big rivalry and they are a very talented and well coached team.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Naming one specific player would be very challenging since I play against a very talented schedule but I would need to pick one player, it would be Ethan Barbour.”
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Q&A with Veterans wide receiver Preston Bird
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My football season was disappointing because I planned on having a big year but that plan went south when I got injured in our scrimmage game.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans during the offseason are to just perfect my craft as a receiver and get faster.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team is going to do good next year because we’re bringing back a lot of players from last year and our seniors this year really have a passion for the game.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“N/A.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will play against in the upcoming season is Ryan Taleb from Houston County.”
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Q&A with Brookstone athlete Dai’Lon West
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season went well, and faced an upset in the semifinals.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I continue to work out and improve my game with training and 7on7.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team can win a state championship next year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I don’t know who will be our toughest competitor next season, we will see as we get to that point.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Same as above.”
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Q&A with Central Gwinnett running back Jason Jackson Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We started off 5-0 then when we got to Region we went 5-5 but it was great progress from the last season because we went 1-9 back to back.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports and workouts are to continue to grind in the off-season and perfect my craft and to go into the season helping my team and trying to get my name out there.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Actually my teams going to do better than we did last season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team I feel will be either Mill Creek or Buford.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not too sure about that.”
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Q&A with North Gwinnett quarterback Ryan Hall
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think our season went well, we built off our wins and our losses and got better every week.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I want to work on my completion percentage and gain more weight while getting stronger.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a solid team next year. I believe we can go far next season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think either Meadow Creek or Norcross, they both gave us tough competition this year and we are expecting the same for next year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“A lot of the QBs that we will face are very good and stopping them will be key.”
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Q&A with Blessed Trinity linebacker Dylan Torrico
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt like this season did not last as long as I hoped but next year the team is determined to go deeper into the playoffs.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on focusing on bettering myself by building up strength and speed this offseason through following a workout plan and eating a balanced diet.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel confident in my team’s ability to do well next season. We have a lot of talent and are determined to go farther than we did this past season.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Roswell will be the toughest on our schedule this season. Our schools have a big rivalry and they are a very talented and well coached team.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Naming one specific player would be very challenging since I play against a very talented schedule but I would need to pick one player, it would be Ethan Barbour.”
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