Morgan Knapp
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Morgan Knapp // Columbus North senior football player
Knapp caught career-highs of 13 passes for 183 yards, three touchdowns and a 2-point conversion Friday in the Bull Dogs’ 49-40 loss to Terre Haute South to close the regular season.
His performance last week: “We had a great first half, and going into the second half, we had a mission on what we wanted to do and how we wanted to do it. Sadly, we couldn’t execute. But my play was really just through all the team chemistry and the camaraderie we had throughout the week.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I normally just make sure I get stretched and make sure I get some catches in pregame and just pray to the Lord and Savior above, just making sure he keeps me and all my friends safe on the field.”
Favorite drink: “Orange Gatorade.”
Favorite food: “Chicken Alfredo.”
Favorite class: “English, because me and my friends have a connection with the teacher; or Weights, because of the brotherhood we have in there.”
Favorite sports team: “Indianapolis Colts”
Favorite athlete: “(Colts receiver) Michael Pittman Jr. or (Colts tight end) Tyler Warren. They are really inspirations on my game.”
Role model: “Odell Beckham Jr. That’s why I wear No. 13.”
Best advice: “Don’t wait to make a moment perfect. Choose when the moment is perfect, and you just have to make it.’’
Athletics goal: “Break 1,000 receiving yards for this year.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Dubai, just so I could see the big tower. It’s one of the biggest towers in the world, and I just feel like it would be really cool to see it.”
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Charleston Gelfius // Hauser senior volleyball player
Charleston Gelfius
Gelfius led the Jets with seven kills, one block and four aces in a three-set sectional loss to Jac-Cen-Del. Last weekend, she was named the Mid-Hoosier Conference Player of the Year.
Her performance last week: “I think we did really well. I think we studied the other team really well and we did good in the first set and good in the third set, but we struggled in the second. We all had positive attitudes.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I try to visualize myself in positive way, getting the pass and the set.”
Favorite drink: “Cherry Coke”
Favorite food: “Pickled popcorn”
Favorite class: “Animal Ag Science”
Favorite sports team: “Nebraska volleyball”
Favorite athlete: “(Former and current Hauser basketball players) Ledger Gelfius and Stryker Gill”
Role model: “My brother (Ledger Gelfius) and boyfriend (Stryker Gill). They both have good work ethics, and their drive encourages me.”
Best advice: “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it. My coach (Erica Raisor) says that a lot.”
Athletics goal: “To be a leader to others for them to look up to mentally and physically.”
If you could travel anywhere: “El Salvador, because that was the first place that I got saved (on a Mission trip with my church).”
