Asher Ratliff
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Asher Ratliff // Columbus North senior football player
Ratliff completed 24 of 29 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions, and ran five times for 27 yards and a score, in the Bull Dogs’ season-opening 49-7 win against Whiteland.
His performance last week: “I felt like our offense worked really well. We were kind of machine-like in our execution, and when everyone does their job, we can execute really well, and I think everybody did their job, so it turned out really well.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I watch lots of film and listen to music before a game. Visualization has been a big part recently, just visualizing what I’m going to do and how everything is going to play out.”
Favorite drink: “Red Creme Soda”
Favorite food: “Chicken wings”
Favorite class: “Medical Terminology or Biomedical Innovations”
Favorite sports team: “Penn State and Indianapolis Colts”
Favorite athlete: “Peyton Manning”
Role model: “My mom (Jennifer Ratliff), just because of how strong she is, what she does for her family and just working in the hospital and them coming home and taking care of five kids is a lot to ask for, and she does it without question.”
Best advice: “Have no regrets. Make sure everything you do, you do with a purpose and you do it as hard as you can because when it’s the last game, you’re not going to be thinking about the wins and losses, you’re going to be thinking about what work you could have put in, what more you could have done.’’
Athletics goal: “This year, I want to be All-State, All-Conference, and as a team, I want to go win a state title. That’s what we’re shooting for, and that’s what our goals are as a team.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Greece, just because of how beautiful it is, the history and just the food. It’s about as picturesque as I could imagine.”
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Karen Dutro // Columbus North senior volleyball player
Karen Dutro
Dutro led the Bull Dogs with 11 kills and one solo and one assist block in a three-set win against Seymour, 15 kills and one solo and one assist block in a four-set win at Shelbyville and 30 kills and 10 solo and four assist blocks in four matches in Saturday’s Franklin Central Invitational.
Her performance last week: “I met most of the goals that I wanted to the first week, but I feel like as a team, we definitely had a really strong start and created a lot of momentum.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “Right before the game, I will listen to music with my headphones in, usually Kendrick Lamar, and I’ll stretch and I’ll visualize what I’m going to do during the game, kind of what my goals are. But well before the game, I’ll usually go out to lunch or go to Starbucks with my friends just to have some time with the team.”
Favorite drink: “Any type of Lemonade”
Favorite food: “Steak and mashed potatoes”
Favorite class: “Radio and TV and my medical terminology and medical classes.”
Favorite sports team: “Butler volleyball (where she is headed to play next year), but also the Indy Ignite pro team”
Favorite athlete: “(Nebraska volleyball player) Rebecca Allick”
Role model: “My cousin (former Roncalli, Harvard and pro football player) Cole Toner.”
Best advice: “My mom tells me before every game, ‘Play without fear or hesitation, and just have full confidence in what you’re doing and play as hard as you can.’”
Athletics goal: “For this season, the goal is to win conference and win sectional.”
If you could travel anywhere: “The Vatican because I want to see the Mediterranean Coast in Europe, and I also really want to go to The Vatican.”
