Eli Miller
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Eli Miller // Hauser senior basketball player
Miller hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Jets to an 81-52 win against Columbus Christian in their regular-season finale.
His performance last week: “We started off slow, and then toward the beginning of the second half, we started playing as a team and started playing inside-out, and that’s where I got most of my shots from.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I eat cosmic brownies before the games.”
Favorite drink: “Water”
Favorite food: “Steak”
Favorite class: “Advanced PE”
Favorite sports team: “Cincinnati Reds”
Favorite athlete: “Mike Trout”
Role model: “My dad (Levi Miller)”
Best advice: “Don’t take any play off because you never know when it will be your last.”
Athletics goal: “I’d like to win a basketball sectional this year if possible.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably Brazil, so I could see a foreign exchange student that we have this year.”
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Emily Moore // Columbus North senior gymnast
Emily Moore
Moore won the vault, bars, floor and all-around in a win at Columbus East and again in Saturday’s East Sectional, leading the Bull Dogs to a runner-up team finish.
Her performance last week: “I’m really happy about it. We got second as a team, so I’m happy about that, too.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I kind of just listen to music and focus on what I’m about to perform.”
Favorite drink: “Strawberry Fanta”
Favorite food: “Cheese Pizza”
Favorite class: “My science class”
Favorite sports team: “UCLA gymnastics”
Favorite athlete: “(UCLA gymnast) Nia Dennis”
Role model: “My parents (Vince and Marni Moore)”
Best advice: “Live in the moment.”
Athletics goal: “To either win state in the all-around or in an individual event.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably Hawaii, because it’s really pretty.”
