Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Jacie McMahan
NAME: Jacie McMahan
PARENTS: Jan and Johnny McMahan
SIBLINGS: Jorre McMahan. He’s 23.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Astronomy
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Be outside and fishing.
FAVORITE FOOD: Sushi
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Just country and pop music
FAVORITE MOVIE: Titanic
FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Vampire Diaries
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Probably my bike and my stuffed animal whose name was Lion.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Attend ASU and major in Business.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? Coach (Julie) Long; she’s influenced me in lots of ways on the field and off the field.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT SOCCER: Having fun.
POSITION: I play center mid.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? To play offense and defense.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I think we’re doing good.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Mercy-ruling Mount.
WHEN THE TEAM’S PLAYING WELL, WHAT GOING ON? We’re passing, communicating, getting up and down the field.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Work together and do what we do best when we need to.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? Probably my aggressiveness.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? My shot, not kicking it over the goal.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING SOCCER AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? How good of a team I was on and the good times I’ve shared with my teammates.
