Joel Bechtel
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Joel Bechtel // Hauser junior basketball player
Bechtel scored a career-high 22 points Friday to help lead the Jets to a 71-55 win against South Ripley.
His performance last week: “I was pretty happy with it. I was happy with the team performance more.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I listen to music, and I stretch a lot to make sure my body is right for the game.”
Favorite drink: “Dr. Pepper”
Favorite food: “Steak”
Favorite class: “US History”
Favorite sports team: “Duke Blue Devils”
Favorite athlete: “(Former Duke and current Dallas Mavericks player) Cooper Flagg”
Role model: “My parents (Derek Bechtel and Terrie Henry)”
Best advice: “Always be ready. You never know when your moment is going to come.”
Athletics goal: “Just succeed in every sport I do.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably the Grand Canyon. There’s a lot of national parks over there, so I have to go visit all the national parks.”
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Mollie Ernstes // Jennings County senior basketball player
Mollie Ernstes
Ernstes led the Panthers with 23 points in a 59-42 win at Seymour and 21 points in a 65-62 win against New Albany.
Her performance last week: “It was OK, but I didn’t shoot as well from 3-point range as I would have liked. I’m just going to get in the gym and get more shots up, be more consistent.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “We just study the scouting report and make sure we know which players can do what and then get extra shots in.”
Favorite drink: “Water with lemon juice”
Favorite food: “Pizza”
Favorite class: “History”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana Fever”
Favorite athlete: “(Pro track athlete) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone”
Role model: “My mom (Lee-Lee Ernstes).”
Best advice: “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.”
Athletics goal: “Win sectional and then hopefully regional and state after that and then get ready for Kansas.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Italy, so I can try all the food there.”
