Austin Perry
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Austin Perry // Columbus North junior basketball player
Perry led the Bull Dogs with 31 points in a 68-55 win against Heritage Christian and 18 points in Saturday’s 59-54 win against Hauser.
His performance last week: “I feel great about it. Obviously, there are a lot of things I can do better, but ultimately, what I’m worried about is winning the game and doing whatever I can to help the team win.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I have a dynamic warmup I do before every game, a ball-handling warmup.”
Favorite drink: “Canada Dry Ginger Ale”
Favorite food: “My mom’s lasagna”
Favorite class: “AP Pre-Calculus.”
Favorite sports team: “Butler basketball”
Favorite athlete: “(Indiana Pacers) TJ McConnell or Andrew Nembhard”
Role model: “My grandpa (Andy Denny)”
Best advice: “Always stay humble and hungry and do everything with a lot of humility.”
Athletics goal: “I definitely want to play college basketball, and for golf, I want to make it to state as a team this year.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I definitely want to go to Dubai. I just love the atmosphere there, and the city looks really cool.”
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Ella Anthis // Columbus East senior basketball player
Ella Anthis
Anthis scored 15 points to lead the Olympians to a 60-29 win against South Decatur.
Her performance last week: “I think as a team, we played really good together. We had some good transition. As usual, I think there’s ups and downs, but we did good.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “Usually before home games, I’ll get Jimmy Johns.”
Favorite drink: “Coke”
Favorite food: “Steak”
Favorite class: “Dental. I want to be a dentist.”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana University”
Favorite athlete: “Josh Allen, because I’m a Buffalo Bills fan.”
Role model: “My dad (John Anthis).”
Best advice: “My dad has always told me, ‘Confidence is key,’ and to keep my head up.”
Athletics goal: “As a team, I want to go at least .500 this year.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Greece, because it’s just so pretty. You can swim, and you can walk around the towns. It seems fun.”
