Michael Vaughn – 2024 – Bishop Canevin High School - @michael_vaughn_
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
My coaches and teammates would describe me as hardworking.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
The strengths of my game are my shooting and my IQ.
3. What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
Outside of sports I like to lift and play madden.
4. What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
My toughest class is for sure religion
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
I look up to coach K because of how hard he works his players and the results he puts out.
6. Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
1.
School 2. Family 3. Basketball 4. Nutrition 5. Friends
7. Do you have any secret talent?
Nobody knew about it until this year but cross country
8. What does your daily routine look like?
It’s really simple, I go to school, come home for like 10 minutes then go workout.
After that I come home eat and then watch my favorite movies.
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
I get ready and then stretch and then just calm down and get ready to go.
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
I listen to lil Durk before games
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
Fiori’s for sure
12. Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
Wiggys right next to Canevin
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years I hope to be in the medical field with a family
14. Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
The most underrated player in our team was Jason Cross
15. Who is the funniest player on your team?
The funniest player on the team is Shea Champine
CARTER MELZER – 2025 – NORTH ALLEGHENY High School - @CARTERMELZER
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
I hope my coaches would describe me as determined, hardworking, and coachable. I hope my teammates would describe me as a great teammate that they can always rely on.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
My strengths are on the defensive side, with the ability to guard any one on the court and to move the ball and help my team score.
3. What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
I love to play video games and hang out with my friends. I also like to go to the gym to lift in my free time.
4. What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
My toughest class is probably honors English Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
5. What coach do you look up to and has helped you?
I look up to my first AAU coaches, Mr. Mauser and Mr. Burns, because they made me love the game and to always strive to be a better person and player.
6. Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
My top five priorities are my family, school, basketball, friends, and watching The walking Dead with my mom.
7. Do you have any secret talent?
I’m good at spinning a ball on any of my fingers and doing different tricks with it.
8. What does your daily routine look like?
I start my day by waking up at 6, eat a healthy breakfast, and get ready to go to school. After school I go to practice or lift, then I usually play Xbox and eat dinner. When I’m finished with dinner, I do my homework and study for any up coming assignments. I finish my day by watching TV and I try to go to bed before 10:30.
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
I like to listen to music, make sure I am fully stretched, and get locked in to play.
What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
My favorite artist’s to listen to are probably Kanye West and Tyler The Creator.
10. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
In my opinion it is Pomodoro’s buffalo chicken pizza.
11. Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
Monticello’s has the best wings.
12. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I’m not sure where I see myself in 10 years, being a sophomore. Right now I’m focused on achieving the highest GPA I can earn and putting the work in that will provide the opportunity for me to play basketball in college.
13. Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
I would say James Macmurdo because he is very skilled on offense and always puts the work in.
14. Who is the funniest player on your team?
Anthony Sciote, @Anthony_Sciot3, is probably the funniest because he try’s to make a joke any chance he can.
BOBBY BUDACKI – 2023 – NEW BRIGHTON High School - @BBUDACKI
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
I’d think my coaches and teammates describe me as a leader, and a player that gives everything to win.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
I think what makes me a good player is i’m always hustling. I want to be the first one on the floor and the first one up the court. I think my strengths are my effort and determination.
3. What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
I love to cook, golf, and play cards.
4. What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
Definitely AP European History and AP Calculus
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
The coach I look up to as a role model is Coach Dave Anderson. He taught me the game of basketball at a young age and helped me love it. He made me want to be better, and set the example of to do everything you can for your team and community.
6.
Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
1.
Mental Health
2.
School
3.
Family
4.
Sports
5.
Physical Health
7. Do you have any secret talent?
I am a pretty decent and avid chess player.
8. What does your daily routine look like?
Wakeup, Shower, School, Workout, Practice, Shower, Dinner, Netflix, Brawl Stars, Sleep
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
Always stretching, gotta be loose for games. Music is key, gotta have something to calm my mind and erase everything else going on.
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
Gotta mix of Youngboy and Taylor Swift every pregame.
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
Yolanda’s, the Buffalo Chicken Pizza is unmatched.
12. Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
Back Door Tavern for sure
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I see myself making over 6 figures and golfing every weekend. Living in a big city somewhere and just enjoying life.
14. Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
Gotta be Dash Graham, kids a freshman and shoots the lights out of the gym. He’s the point guard for the future and i’m excited to see him excel every year.
15. Who is the funniest player on your team?
Gotta be my boy Derrel Rogers, AKA Drich. He made me laugh at every single practice and he talks the most smack i’ve ever seen.
Taymir Smalls – 2024 – Perry High School - @taymirsmalls1
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
They would say i’m very passionate about the game and all about building a brotherhood.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
I’m a very versatile player I can do it all. On Offense I can Play receiver and be in the slot or even play rb or on defense i can drop back in coverage or I can go in the box and make a play. I also have a very high football iq
3. What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
Outside of sports I like to Play video games, Sun gaze, hangout with my friends and sleep
4. What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
I would say the toughest class on my schedule is Chemistry and History
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
A coach that I look up to is Coach Taylor because he is very passionate about the game
6. Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
1.
Family/Friends
2.
Football
3.
School
4.
Money
5.
Future
7. Do you have any secret talent?
Yes, I can adapt to new environments quickly.
8. What does your daily routine look like?
My daily routine consists of waking up, going to school, going to practice, studying/homework, playing video games, showering, going to sleep, repeat
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
My preferred pre-game locker room routines is praying to god before the game.
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
Any Nba Youngboy/ jdot breezy song
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
The best Pizza in pa in my opinion is Mineos
12. Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
Pizza Ephesus in Bellevue
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In the NFL pursuing my dreams
14. Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
The most Underrated player on my team is Khayyam Smith. He’s has no ceiling to his potential, He’s a Lockdown Corner and he’s only going into his junior season.
15. Who is the funniest player on your team?
Definitely Jeremiah Hall. He’s humor brings a different energy to the team.