MALE
Sam Dwenger, Columbus East senior football player
Dwenger led the Olympians with 16 tackles, including 10 solos, and also ran for a 3-yard touchdown in the Olympians’ 24-14 sectional final loss to New Palestine.
His performance last week:
“I thought as a defense as a whole we played pretty well. We had a lot of two-way players, so I thought it wore on us as the game went on, but overall I thought we played well.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“I just listen to music and try to get somewhere I can focus.”
Favorite drink:
“Gatorade”
Favorite food:
“Barbecued ribs”
Favorite music group:
“Hopsin”
Favorite book:
“The Pen Dragon Series”
Favorite class:
“C4 culinary and hospitality”
Role model:
“My mom and dad (Martha and Rick Dwenger)”
Best advice:
“Play the next play.”
Athletics goal:
“I’d like to play football in college.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“Australia, because I think it would be cool to visit the Outback.”
FEMALE
Allie Schooler, Edinburgh junior basketball player
Schooler led the Lancers with a career-high 28 points in a season-opening 69-14 rout of Indianapolis Metropolitan.
Her performance last week:
“I feel like there’s a lot that could have been improved, like finishing layups and less turnovers, but I feel like it was decent.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“Usually, I just listen to music when I’m shooting around.”
Favorite drink:
“Cherry Coke”
Favorite food:
“Chicken wings from BW3 (Buffalo Wild Wings)”
Favorite music group:
“Drake or Chris Brown”
Favorite book:
“Gone Girl”
Favorite class:
“English”
Role model:
“My mom (Linda Schooler)”
Best advice:
“Don’t stop working at whatever it is you want to do in life. No matter how hard it is, try to overcome any obstacles.”
Athletics goal:
“I want to make All-Conference this year.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“Probably Greece, because of pictures I’ve seen on the Internet.”
