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Blake Huffman // Columbus North senior football player
Huffman carried 18 times for 151 and three touchdowns Friday to go over the 1,000-yard mark for the season and lead the Bull Dogs to a 42-21 win at Terre Haute South to close the regular season.
His performance last week: “I think there’s always things that I can improve on. There’s things that I did wrong that I need to fix.”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “There’s a lot of visualization, either on the busride or on the way home beforehand, just thinking about the game.”
Favorite drink: “Peach tea”
Favorite food: “A good streak”
Favorite class: “Jewelry and Glass”
Favorite sports team: “North Carolina”
Favorite athlete: “Bo Jackson”
Role model: “My big sisters (Sydney and Ashlyn Huffman)”
Best advice: “Whatever you do, do it at 100 percent.”
Athletics goal: “To beat Center Grove and win sectional.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably to Alaska to hunt and fish and hike up there. I think that would be cool.”
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Mallory Gilley // Columbus North sophomore soccer player
Gilley recorded eight saves, including two in the penalty kick shootout in a regional semifinal win against Evansville Memorial and five saves in a 2-1 regional final victory against Bloomington South.
Her performance last week: “I’m actually really surprised with how I played because I didn’t think I had it in me, but I think it was just all the excitement built up. It all kind of played a role in how I played this weekend.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I just put in my headphones before a game and usually play this one song called, ‘No Role Models.’ That’s my hype song.”
Favorite drink: “Purple Gatorade”
Favorite food: “I like snacks like Goldfish”
Favorite class: “Human Body Systems or Biomedical Sciences”
Favorite sports team: “Virginia soccer”
Favorite athlete: “Emily Sonnet (a US women’s soccer team player)”
Role model: “My grandparents (Tom and Carol Kozlowski) and my mom Brandi, and also my teammates”
Best advice: “Take you anger out, and just lay it on the field.”
Athletics goal: “I just really want go to far with soccer and hopefully go to college for soccer.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Anywhere with a clear water beach.”
