Mickey Vaccarello – 2025 – Linebacker – Peters - @MickeyVac
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- Probably as a hard worker and someone who cares about the team
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- I would say being able to play run and pass/rush, and my ability to read which is really credited to my coaches
What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- One of my main hobbies outside of football and basketball is skiing
What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?
- Probably AP Physics C with Mrs Helbinsky
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- My elementary coach, Coach Luvara. He taught me so much more than football, like how to be tough and how hard work is everything.
Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?
- Lucas Shanafelt
Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
- School, family, friends, football, and my faith
Do you have any secret talent?
- I could do a kick-flip on a skateboard.
What does your daily routine look like?
- I wake up, go to school, practice, go home and do homework, and most nights that’s about it before I go to bed
What are your preferred pre-game routines?
- Get something to eat before the game and then pray.
What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- Meek Mill
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Definitely Betos Pizza. Fioris is a close second.
Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- Over The Bar
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- I’m not too sure yet
Antonio Nash – 2024 – OL/DL – Woodland Hills - @Anash412
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- Powerful at the Point of attack. A dominant two way player up front. A 4.0 student.
Tireless worker. A kid who loves the game of football. Doesn’t take any days off.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- I am a good player because I don’t stop until the second echo of the whistle being blown. My strengths are being a leader and not folding under pressure.
3. What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- Outside of sports I love to weight lift and go to church as much as i can . I also like working with my dad to help further his business.
4. What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?
- My toughest class is African American history. My teachers name is Rhonda Green.
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- Brian Terrant, ever since he came into position at Woodland Hills he completely changed the way I see leadership and effort a coach can put in. He never gives up or let players run over him, he is always in control.
6. Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?
- There is a freshman on my team named Ziare that I think will become big. He is a fast kid but the only thing he needs is to get in the weight room to put in size then he will come up quick.
7. Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
- God, family , football , working , friends
8. Do you have any secret talent?
- I wake up , cook breakfast, drive to school, go through a day of school, go to football practice, then go to la fitness for an extra lift.
9. What does your daily routine look like?
- Go to the field GET TREATMENT, eat, then get dressed and turn up
10. What are your preferred pre-game routines?
- My favorite musician to listen to before a game has to be chief kief
11. What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- Chief Kief
12. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- The best pizza place has to be Salvatore’s
13. Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- The best chicken place is Big Shot Bobs
14. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- In 10 years I see myself taking over my fathers Business in landscaping and managing / working for the business
Frederick Woodfork – 2024 – Defensive Line – Imani - @FredWoodfork50
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- I believe they will describe me as a leader. I'm the captain of the team and I try hard to keep everyone locked in week to week and push them during practice
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- What makes me a good player is film. I watch hours of film so during games I can call out plays and know where they're going to force me to make plays. The strengthening in my game is knowledge, without watching film and not knowing the game I wouldn't be able to help my team out when they need it.
What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- Some of my hobbies and bonding with my teammates and hanging with my family and friends outside of school and football and doing different activities like bowling, top golf, etc.
What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?
- My toughest class if probably have is AP English 12 and the teacher Wade Illvento
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- Yes my head coach LaRoi Johnson. He's the one who pushes me at practice like in sprints when we conditioning to get over that mental state of being tired and being able to push when tired along with helping me out during my recruiting process.
Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?
- I have three because these are my young guys that are dawgs on the field with me.
Caiden Akitoye, Maurice Williams, and Shakron Lawrence.
Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
- School, Football, Family, Mental Health, and keeping my body healthy
Do you have any secret talent?
- I know how to juggle
What does your daily routine look like?
- Waking up going to school from 7:45-2:45 , then going to practice from 3:30-7:30, after that going home stretching and eating/taking a shower to go to bed.
What are your preferred pre-game routines?
- I listen to Rod Wave and Meek Mill to get game focused, praying for players health and winning, then hyping my teammates up so we can all be pumped and ready for war.
What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- Any Rod Wave and Dreams and Nightmares by Meek Mill
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Pasquale's
Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- Hooks or Wing Stop
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- I see myself helping young guys like myself that are transferring into high school or in high school and helping them understand the hard times and pushing through them and helping with mental health.
Joe Desabato – 2024 – Athlete – Shaler - @desab0033
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- Team leader that does whatever to get a dub
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- Definitely my quickness off the ball and IQ to know what to do in certain situations
What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- enjoying time with my friends and watching other sports games
What is the toughest class in your school and who is the teacher?
- AP physics taught my Mr. Mason
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- 9th grade basketball coach because he taught me how to go through the grind and the outcomes pay off themselves
Who is a young player on your team that we don’t know about that will become a big name?
- Ben Yeckel
Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
1. School - 2. Family - 3. Sports - 4. Friends - 5. Money
Do you have any secret talent?
- I’m ambidextrous and can throw a football any way
What does your daily routine look like?
- wake up, go to school, practice, eat, homework, and sleep
What are your preferred pre-game routines?
- Peanut butter and Nutella sandwich
What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- Travis Scott or Drake
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Franks Pizza
Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- Buffalo Wild Wings
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Having a family and cheering on my alma mater