Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about the football season now!
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Q&A with Cowanesque Valley athlete Jacob Schmitt
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s going great. Our seniors are playing their hearts out and it’s inspiring the rest of the team to play with the same energy. We are off to our best start as a program in Decades and it’s only going to go up.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am very pleased but the team is not all about me. We have seniors playing great and underclassmen stepping up. Without these qualities we’d be nothing.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we are performing well. We need to clean up penalties and work on our defense, but besides that the team is playing well. I need to step up and complete more easy throws and throw less interceptions.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Like I said before, we need to do better at little things, including me. Penalties have set us back, and if we can limit them we can have more big plays that count.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Staying healthy is absolutely huge. We also need to keep and build momentum every game. Our team also has to keep playing hard and do our jobs. When we do our jobs we are successful.”
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Q&A with North Schuylkill linebacker Jack Dean
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with the football season has been going great so far. The team has been looking really good and we all are very excited for what is to come.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Personally I feel like I have been doing good and trying to make the most out of every moment I’m out on the field.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“Excellent, the team environment is very intense allowing us to push ourselves not only on the field but off.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Continuing to play with high intensity for 48 minutes . On the defensive side of the ball I feel like we need to finish tackles.”
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Q&A with Freeport Area athlete Jacksen Reiser
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We all have been playing very well, there are just little mistakes we need to work out as a team.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I can already see that I've improved and built upon my skills from last year and I'm excited to see what my team and I can accomplish this year.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I’m proud of what we have already accomplished this year, and ready to build off of it, our team has been working really hard and I'm excited to see what we can do on the field this year.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We definitely need to improve on offense but we have been working more than ever to get it together and we are ready for next week's game.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to stay focused and come to practice every day to get better.”
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Q&A with Hazleton Area running back Ryan Matyas
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“I couldn’t ask for a better season so far, every week we get better, we continue to train hard and work and are really coming together as a team.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I have been pleased with how I have played so far this season, I am looking forward to getting my hands on the ball a bit more to see what I am actually capable of.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team I feel we have played solid, we are brothers both on and off the field and you can tell that, we are a super close-knit group and we have coaches to thank for that, we are excited and happy forever for our other teammates when they do something great. We also can pick each other up right when we do something, maybe not so great.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our team can improve on everything, there is always room for improvement, I think we are doing an awesome job but sure there’s always room to go from good to great.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Keys to being successful would be to try to stay injury free, usually as the season goes on there are more injuries, and continue to practice hard.”
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Q&A with Cumberland Valley wide receiver Griffin Huffman
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going good, and I've taken lots of steps forward week to week.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“A lot to work on and there will always be stuff to work on but I feel like I’ve been doing pretty good this year.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like the team has been getting better each week, and we are pleased with the performances we have had.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like we can improve on converting in the red-zone that is our main struggle right now.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Win or lose you have to keep the next game mentality, the most important game is always the next one.”
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Q&A with Cowanesque Valley athlete Jacob Schmitt
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s going great. Our seniors are playing their hearts out and it’s inspiring the rest of the team to play with the same energy. We are off to our best start as a program in Decades and it’s only going to go up.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am very pleased but the team is not all about me. We have seniors playing great and underclassmen stepping up. Without these qualities we’d be nothing.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team we are performing well. We need to clean up penalties and work on our defense, but besides that the team is playing well. I need to step up and complete more easy throws and throw less interceptions.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Like I said before, we need to do better at little things, including me. Penalties have set us back, and if we can limit them we can have more big plays that count.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Staying healthy is absolutely huge. We also need to keep and build momentum every game. Our team also has to keep playing hard and do our jobs. When we do our jobs we are successful.”
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Q&A with North Schuylkill linebacker Jack Dean
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with the football season has been going great so far. The team has been looking really good and we all are very excited for what is to come.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Personally I feel like I have been doing good and trying to make the most out of every moment I’m out on the field.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“Excellent, the team environment is very intense allowing us to push ourselves not only on the field but off.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Continuing to play with high intensity for 48 minutes . On the defensive side of the ball I feel like we need to finish tackles.”
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Q&A with Freeport Area athlete Jacksen Reiser
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We all have been playing very well, there are just little mistakes we need to work out as a team.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I can already see that I've improved and built upon my skills from last year and I'm excited to see what my team and I can accomplish this year.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I’m proud of what we have already accomplished this year, and ready to build off of it, our team has been working really hard and I'm excited to see what we can do on the field this year.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We definitely need to improve on offense but we have been working more than ever to get it together and we are ready for next week's game.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to stay focused and come to practice every day to get better.”
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Q&A with Hazleton Area running back Ryan Matyas
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“I couldn’t ask for a better season so far, every week we get better, we continue to train hard and work and are really coming together as a team.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I have been pleased with how I have played so far this season, I am looking forward to getting my hands on the ball a bit more to see what I am actually capable of.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team I feel we have played solid, we are brothers both on and off the field and you can tell that, we are a super close-knit group and we have coaches to thank for that, we are excited and happy forever for our other teammates when they do something great. We also can pick each other up right when we do something, maybe not so great.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our team can improve on everything, there is always room for improvement, I think we are doing an awesome job but sure there’s always room to go from good to great.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Keys to being successful would be to try to stay injury free, usually as the season goes on there are more injuries, and continue to practice hard.”
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Q&A with Cumberland Valley wide receiver Griffin Huffman
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going good, and I've taken lots of steps forward week to week.”
Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“A lot to work on and there will always be stuff to work on but I feel like I’ve been doing pretty good this year.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel like the team has been getting better each week, and we are pleased with the performances we have had.”
What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like we can improve on converting in the red-zone that is our main struggle right now.”
What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Win or lose you have to keep the next game mentality, the most important game is always the next one.”
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