WPIAL High School Football Spotlight Week 11

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Kenny Lewis – 2025 – Athlete – Gateway – KennyLewis00

How would your coaches and teammates describe you?

-       They will say I’m Hardworking, dedicated and funny

What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?

-       I am a versatile player, I can play whatever and do whatever helps my team. My speed and physicality helps my game a lot. Also, my ability to understand the game and understand what’s going on plays a huge part of my game.

What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?

-       Playing Play Station listening to music, and cooking

What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?

-       I don’t really think any of my classes are tough, but chemistry definitely has its times. I’m not a huge science guy

Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?

-       He is not my current coach, but I will like to say my dad Kenny Lewis III. I said that because he knows what it takes for me to get to the next level. He will continue to provide me the knowledge that I need to know so I can continue to progress in life on and off the field.

Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?

-       Carlos Diggs, Terrance Cole, and Shawn Moorefield Jr. (SJ) They are going to be a problem!!

Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?

-       1.
Relationship with God 2. Taking care of my mental and physical health 3. School 4. Sports 5. Relationship with my family.

Do you have any secret talent?

-       No nothing I can think of

What does your daily routine look like?

-       1.
School 2. Football/working out/ or other sports 3. Hw/ studying/ or eating 4.  Go to sleep then wake up and repeat.

What are your preferred pre-game routines?

1.
Get something to eat/ hydrate

2.
Chill for a little bit

3.
Then listen to music get hype with the guys 4. then go handle business

What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?

-       I would say Walkin Bomb by Jimmy Wopo or untouchable by Youngboy

Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?

-       Blaze pizza

Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?

-       There’s a lot of wing places I’ll just say buffalo wild wings i guess.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

-       In 10 years I see my self playing in the NFL, having endorsements, being a business owner, and watching my little brothers be just as successful.

Mike Pastirik – 2025 – Quarterback – Seton LaSalle - @Mike_Pastirik2

How would your coaches and teammates describe you?

-       Someone who shows up everyday to work and is very coachable.  Someone that they can trust to lead.

What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?

-       My strengths that make me a good player are my arm strength, IQ, and accuracy.  My arm strength helps me get my receivers the ball in many different places on the field consistently, my IQ helps me to learn the offense and make the right decisions, and my accuracy helps me put the ball in the exact place my receivers need it to be to catch the ball.

What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?

-       Hanging out with friends and working out.

What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?

-       Honors Physics with Mr. Norman.

Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?

-       My quarterback coach, Joe Ranft, he’s a good role model because he is always calm and has a great coaching style when it comes to in game.  He is also just a great dude in general and is someone I want to model myself after.

Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?

-       Legend Williams is someone you will definitely know, he brings it every practice and game and wants to learn the game of football since he is a newer player.

Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?

-       Family, Faith, School, Football, and Friends.

Do you have any secret talent?

-       I’m a dog at chess.

What does your daily routine look like?

-       Wakeup, hit the Tropical Smoothie , go to school, practice/lift, homework, bed, repeat.

What are your preferred pre-game routines?

-       I feel like I play my best when the football boosters make us chicken with barbecue sauce on the side.  My other pregame routines are to do my shoulder banded exercises and go to chapel to pray pregame.

What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?

-       Either Cold Shoulder by Moneybagg Yo or To The Bank by lil Wayne

Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?

-       Fiori’s

Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?

-       Quaker Steak and Lube

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

-       Hopefully making bank as CEO or VP of Prestige WorldWide.

Julius Green – 2025 – Athlete – North Hills - @JuJues412

1.     How would your coaches and teammates describe you?

-       My teammates and coaches would describe me as a hard worker great teammate and I joke around a lot

2.     What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?

-       My strength as a player I feel are my natural instincts I feel like when I trust my instincts I play best.

3.     What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?

-       I play a lot of video games and I’m always with my family or listening to music

4.     What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?

-       Toughest class has to be American literature but I love my teacher mrs. long

5.     Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?

-       My main role model is my dad. He’s my trainer, and my older brother John, I wouldn’t necessarily say I look up to any of my coaches, but I definitely observe and appreciate everything they do for me. I have great coaches, and I try to intake certain ways of approaching the game how they do.

6.     Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?

-       There’s few young guys Justus green will b a problem in a few years Johnell Edison is a dog cj Harris is going to be a problem Israel Bartholomew, Joey Luts, and Arron Lorrits will be huge pieces for us next year.

7.     Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?

-       My top five priorities are obviously school and football, but trying to sustain a stable relationship with God, my family is probably the most important to me.

8.     Do you have any secret talent?

-       A secret talent that I have is I can cook really good French toast, 5 star chef

9.     What does your daily routine look like?

-       My daily routine wake up, go to school do homework practice get home shower, eat and go to sleep pretty basic.

10.  What are your preferred pre-game routines?

-       I don’t have a pregame routine. I do need music though, but other than that I don’t have any pregame routines.

11.  What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?

-       Favorite musician to listen to before games OT7, Quanny, King Von, and meek mill.

12.  Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?

-       Best pizza in PA I stay local so Imma say RNB’s in Bellevue

13.  Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?

-       Best wings I don’t eat out much, but some of the best wings I ever had were at wings suds and spuds out in Coraopolis

14.  Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

-       In 10 years, I see myself changing the world

Austin Kerns – 2025 – Athlete – Franklin Regional - @AustinKerns18

How would your coaches and teammates describe you?

-       Dedicated, hardworking and a leader.

What makes you a good player?

-       I think my Football IQ and film study help tremendously, always wanting to learn more and a student of the game, and love contact.

What are the strengths in your game?

-       Early play recognition and speed getting to the ball on defense and tackling. I also have good hands.

What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?

-       Hunting, Fishing, Lifting

What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?

-       Definitely Trigonometry, Mrs. Musial.

Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?

-       Coach Getsy. He instills life lessons and teaches us never to give up in anything we do. I also admire his football mind and knowledge and can learn a lot from him.

Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?

-       I have to give you two! Troy Slezak and Jaymier Austin.

Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?

-       God, family, school, football, preparing for my senior year

Do you have any secret talent?

-       I am actually a pretty good cook and can bake!

What does your daily routine look like?

-       During football season on a typical day it’s wake up at 6:45, eat breakfast, school all day, weightlifting after school, then football practice, then 1 hr of film study and head home. Then it’s back to home and get school homework done, college research and emails, then rinse and repeat the next day!

What are your preferred pre-game routines?

-       Go to chiropractor after school, head to Chipotle for a burrito, go home and take a short nap, back to the school at 4 and watch 30 more minutes of film and get ready to go!

What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?

-       Dreams and Nightmares and First Day Out

Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?

-       Vocelli’s

Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?

-       It’s a toss up! Buffalo Bills in New Kensington; Jigger’s in Export, PA

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

-       In 10 years I see myself being successful in whatever I decide to do and hopefully that involves playing or coaching the game of football, God willing!

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