MICHAEL WADSWORTH- REITZ HIGH SCHOOL

Tell everyone about yourself?
Well my name is Michael Dakota Wadsworth I'm a freshman at Reitz High School I play basketball on the freshman team.

What was your best game?
My biggest game was probably my double double when I had 15 points and 20 rebounds in 4th grade.

Who is the best player you have played against?
The best player I've probably played against was Jordan Summers. I'll probably have to say he is a left and right handed shooter, great scorer, and quick.

How do you make your team better?
I make my team better by telling them what they can do better, I get them open, and practice how I play which helps them.

Who is your favorite player?
My favorite player is probably Rajon Rondo. He has an explosive quick first step, very good at stealing, and he's a great passer.

Why are sports/education important to you?
Sports is important to me because it has always been in my family and education is important to me because that can get me into college and an opportunity to have a good job.

What advice can you give other student-athletes?
My advice to student-athletes is to work hard at something you really want. Don't just screw up your life and not put 100% effort in the things you do.

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COLT THOMPSON- HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Tell everyone about yourself?
My name is Colt Thompson. I am a freshman at Houston High School in the Memphis area. I play football, basketball, and rugby. In football, I play center and some defensive line along with some linebacker. I'm a very good student and am also president of my grade. I always work to get better. Performance is a result of work ethic.

What was your best game?
I would say my best game was my first one against Cordova. I had 3 pancake blocks. It just felt great to get back on the field again after the long offseason. We won by about 21.

Who is the best player you have played against?
Connor Harris and BJ Nagle. I got a chance to play with Connor in 6th grade, but I also had to play against him the next two years. He is a great running back and he is very hard to tackle. I played with BJ in 8th grade. Everyday in practice, I got to play against him on scout team defense. He plays quarterback. It really made be a better player because he is so hard to tackle as he is a dual-threat QB.

How do you make your team better?
I make my team better in many ways. It all starts with me on offense, so I must make sure the ball gets to the quarterback. I am a leader, whether vocally or by example. I'm not afraid to tell someone when they are not acting right.

Who is your favorite player?
Brian Urlacher, he is a great leader on Chicago's defense. He is such a great player and always has a great attitude. He comes to work every day no matter what.

Why are sports/education important to you?
Sports are fun to me. I love all of them, and I am very competitive. I think you must have good grades to play sports. I don't think you deserve the opportunity to play sports if you don't have good grades.

What advice can you give other student-athletes?
Just work hard. On the field, in the classroom, and don't ever give up. If you want it the most, you will get it.

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ANDREW PANTHER- CHESHIRE HIGH SCHOOL

Tell everyone about yourself?
My name is Andrew Panther. I currently run track and field at Cheshire High School in Connecticut and I am a junior. I started to run track my sophomore year. My dad thought I would be good because he noticed my acceleration and top speed from the prior years while I would participate in the Cheshire soccer leagues. Since then, my training and speed workouts have increased drastically while I am trying to obtain an elite status in track and field. My main events are the 200m, 400m outdoors and while running indoors it's the 300m, 400m, and the 600m event.

What was your best meet?
My best meet is yet to come when I compete at the Yale Invitational meet. My best race the past year would be states were I PR’d by running a 23.8 indoors and than came back to run a 39 in the 300m.

Who is the best athlete you have raced against?
The best athlete I have ever raced against is Justin Doehr, from Sheehan High School, who is currently the best 200m, 300m and 400m in the state.

How do you make your team better?
I tend to score points in the middle-distance events, and in track and field every little point matters. Also, I tend to push myself in practice, which tends to help my teammates to excel and gain something from the practices.

Who is your favorite player?
Usain Bolt, he is the fastest sprinter in the world. Every time he runs, it’s a jaw dropping view. Every time he is about to run, everyone spectating, instantly thinks a new world record is about to be broken.

Why are sports/education important to you?
Sports and education are important to me because participation in both gives balance. No one wants to succeed in sports and possibly risk getting injured and not having a back up plan.

What advice can you give other student-athletes?
The main advice I have for other student-athletes is to recognize that sports is a reflection of life. Success comes through hard work and you don’t always succeed the first time. So,” try until you succeed” is something you adapt in order to achieve long-term success. Also, sports lets you lose gracefully without accepting defeat, because every time you don’t succeed it forces you to try harder and to give more of yourself in order to achieve success. This never says die attitude is applicable to the classroom as well. So a true athlete is also a true student who works diligently at each subject as they work on their event or sport.

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AHMAD FULWOOD- BISHOP KENNY COLLEGE PREP

Tell everyone about yourself?
I'm Ahmad Fulwood. I am from Jacksonville, FL. I go to Bishop Kenny College Prep. I'm in the 10th grade c/o 2013. I'm 6'4, 192lbs, and I play Wide Receiver and Free Safety.

What was your best game?
My best game stat wise was against Matanzas when I had 2 touchdowns,8 receptions, and over 140 yards. In my opinion, my best game was against Andrew Jackson who was our division rival for the division championship. With 1:37 left in the game we were down 20-19 and I scored on a 41 yard touchdown pass. It was like winning the Super Bowl and at the time we got a title after 33 years.

What colleges have shown interest in you at this time?
I am getting recruited by Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, FIU, FAU, South Carolina, and other schools are starting to get into the mix.

Who is the best player you have played against?
The best player I played against had to be Jared Singletary who is going to Arkansas next year. He was fast and could make plays when his team needed them.

How do you make your team better?
I felt I made my team better by bringing a deep threat to our team which teams would have to game plan to cover the whole field. We could free our other receivers who were quick and could get under linebackers really fast. Then later on opening our run game which would go for big yardage when we needed it.

Who is your favorite player?
My favorite player would have to be Andre Johnson because he is so big and strong that he is a problem when he is on the field because he is such a threat no matter where he is on the field.

Why are sports/education important to you?
I love the game of football, the contact, and all of the people you become close with and become a family with. It's like a band of brothers. Education is important to me because without it you can't go anywhere in life simple as that. If football does not work out then I need a plan b and c just to always be on the safe side.

What advice can you give other student-athletes?
I just want to say that doing things that other kids are doing bad will lead you too bad places. Being a student-athlete means that school first then athlete, two things that should always be on your mind. If the things you are doing has nothing good to do with either one of those things, that means it's not the best thing to do.

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