Brady O’Hara – 2025 – Defensive end – North Catholic High School - @bradyohara4
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- They would describe me as always making things light-hearted, but I can get serious when needed. They also would describe me as a hard worker and reliable player.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- I am teachable and have a drive that pushes me to be better each game. I try not to dwell on mistakes and just work to make improvements when playing. I also tackle well and pursue the ball well.
3. What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- I like to relax, play Xbox, hang with friends and be outside.
4. What is the toughest class on your schedule this semester?
- Chemistry
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- In middle school when I first started to play football I played on the line. My coach was Todd Kalis and he taught me a lot about the game.
6. Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
- (1) Get a 4.0 (2) Make the playoffs (3) Go D1 (4) Ge a job (5) Be a good person
7. Do you have any secret talent?
- I can always reach things on the top shelf when no one else can.
8. What does your daily routine look like?
- Wake up – get ready for school – go to school – football practice – come home and eat dinner – shower – homework – sleep – repeat
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- Lay down with my bag and listen to music.
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- Drake and Mac Miller
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Supremos
12. Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- Wing Kings in Cranberry
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- It would be great to still be playing football, but if not it would be nice to have a good job and still be having fun.
Deshaun Blackwell – 2023 – Defensive Back – Westinghouse High School - @deshaunblackwe3
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- They would describe me as hardworking and dedicated to the game.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- I have great communication with the team in-game and on the sidelines. I am also a ballhawk and I play a very physical game.
3. What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- I play video games and rest my body.
4. What is the toughest class on your schedule this semester?
- Argument class
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- The coaches that I look up to the most is Donta Green and Coach Tone Walls.
6. Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
- (1) Football (2) School (3) Family (4) Being successful (5) My nephew
7. Do you have any secret talent?
- I catch on to things faster than other people.
8. What does your daily routine look like?
- Wake up – brush my teeth – was my face – get dressed – go to school – Practice – go home and shower – eat – do my homework – sleep – repeat
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- I walk around school not talking to anybody depending on my mood and when we get to the locker room just chill and vibe with the guys until its game time.
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- Polo G
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Calentes Pizza
12. Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- Wings over Pizza
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Playing in the NFL. Living in a big house with 2 cars, a business and a nice family.
Jaren Brickner – 2023 – quarterback – Beaver Falls High School - @bricknerjaren
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- They would describe me as a leader and someone who can help teammates on and off the field. They would also say that I am a respectful young man.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- Being a team player, being able to keep my teammates up and do my part during the game like making the right reads and making good throws.
3. What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- Hanging with my friends and family, listening to music, and watching movies. I am also learning how to become a chiropractor.
4. What is the toughest class on your schedule this semester?
- College algebra and government
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- Coach Dawight because he lives in the same city and grew up here and made it all the way to the pros so he knows what he is talking about.
6. Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
- (1) Grades (2) Football (3) Family (4) My Girl friend (5) Friends
7. Do you have any secret talent?
- I do not have any secret talents
8. What does your daily routine look like?
- Wake up – Brush my teeth – get dressed – go to school – go to practice – go home – shower – eat – watch tv – sleep – repeat
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- I listen to music, stretch, and pray
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- Jay Z who’s gonna run this town
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Pizza Joes
12. Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- The Evergreen
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Either playing in the NFL or about to become a chiropractor
Beckham Dee – 2023 – athlete – Mt Lebanon High School - @beckhamdee9
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- My coaches and teammates would describe me as a very competitive person that wants to win in all aspects of life and as a leader.
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- My IQ of the game and my ability to tackle make me a good player.
3. What are your hobbies or interest outside of sports?
- Going to the gym, watching movies, and collecting shoes.
4. What is the toughest class on your schedule this semester?
- AP Environmental Geoscience and AP Physics.
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- I look up to my defensive coordinator Coach Barry as he offers great advice for me in life and as a player on the team. He is a very positive guy who makes practice and games fun.
6. Rank the top 5 priorities currently in your life?
- (1) Family (2) God (3) School (4) Football (5) Friends
7. Do you have any secret talent?
- I am the best at Cornhole
8. What does your daily routine look like?
- I don’t really have a daily routine but basically I just wake up, go to school, go to practice, shower, and sleep.
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- Lay down in the weight room with my eyes closed and focus on what I need to do during the game to be successful.
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen before games?
- NBA Youngboy
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Fiori’s
12. Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- Big Shot Bobs
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- I see myself being successful working a job that I love and being able to provide for myself as well as my family comfortably.