Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Noah Varner
NAME: Noah Varner
PARENTS: My dad’s name is Greg Varner and my mom’s name is Lynn Varner.
SIBLINGS: None
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Watch sports, play sports
FAVORITE FOOD: Spaghetti
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Eminem
FAVORITE MOVIE: Remember The Titans
FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Big Bang Theory
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? G.I. Joe
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Go to college at the University of Arkansas, study Kinesiology.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My grandpa; he’s always there for me, helped me.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT FOOTBALL? Hitting somebody.
POSITION: Cornerback
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? Cover the receiver, make sure the receiver doesn’t catch the ball.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I think it’s good. We’ve been playing well. We’ve grown a lot during the season.
WHEN THE TEAM’S PLAYING WELL, WHAT’S THE KEY TO THAT? I think we’re playing as a team and the defense has been playing super. The offense has been scoring points.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON SO FAR? Seventeen quarters in a row of shutout.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE PLAYOFFS? Defense keep playing well and the offense keep scoring. The defense has really got to keep stepping up.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? Motivating other players and making sure the defense is able to keep the offense on the field more so they can score more points.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? Covering the receivers in man-to-man mostly.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? The teammates, having fun being a group of guys, a family.
