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Jaylen Flemmons, Columbus North sophomore basketball player
Flemmons scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds Friday in the Bull Dogs’ 55-52 overtime loss to Shelbyville in the sectional semifinals. In the sectional opener, he had a game-high 18 points in a 59-50 win against Columbus East.
His performance last week:
“It was good scoring-wise, but overall, I felt like I could have done a lot better because I did miss a lot of shots, and my defense wasn’t as good (Friday) as it was against (East’s) Parker (Chitty).”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“I just make sure that two days before a game, I have pasta for dinner, and the day of the game, I drink electrolyte water so I don’t cramp up.”
Favorite drink:
“Powerade.”
Favorite food:
“Fettucine Alfredo”
Favorite musician:
“Drake”
Favorite book:
“Shooting Stars”
Favorite class:
“Weights”
Role model:
“Kyrie Irving”
Best advice:
“You can’t get too down on a loss, and you can’t get too up on a win.”
Athletics goal:
“Sometime in my football, basketball or track career, I want to be able to make it to state.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“Probably California because I’ve heard there’s a lot of stuff there, and there’s beaches and nice weather.”
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Claire Thompson, Columbus North sophomore gymnast
Thompson finished second on the beam, fifth on the vault and bars and sixth on the floor to place third in the all-around with a 37.625 and lead the Bull Dogs to the Columbus East Regional title.
Her performance last week:
“I feel like I kind of got the nerves out at sectional, and we did a lot better (at regional).”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“We just go over our routines, and if we had mistakes after one meet, we’ll work on those and make sure we get those out of the way and fixed.”
Favorite drink:
“Usually, I just stick with water all the time”
Favorite food:
“Pizza”
Favorite musician:
“Justin Bieber”
Favorite book:
“The Hunger Games series”
Favorite class:
“Math”
Role model:
“My mom (Jana Thompson).”
Best advice:
“To never give up and be confident in yourself.”
Athletics goal:
“I really hope to place at state again as a team and as an individual.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“I’ve always wanted to go to California. It’s a really nice place.”
