Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Peyton Weaver
NAME: Peyton Weaver
PARENTS: Kim and Eddie Weaver
SIBLINGS: I have a brother that is 19 and his name is Ross Weaver, and my sister is 22. Her name’s Alex Duffield
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math
FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITY: Play golf and watch TV and eat.
FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican food
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Florida George Line
FAVORITE MOVIE: Safehaven
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Pretty Little Liars
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Barbies
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? I’m going to go to UALR and play golf.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO’S HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? HOW? Probable the people of ASGA, Stephanie Hopkins; they’ve just mentored me through my golf career.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASKETBALL? Being part of a team, the girls.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT GOLF? That’s it’s an individual sport and no one can control anything but me.
POSITION: Shooting guard
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I think that we’ve improved as the season’s gone on but we still have a lot of work to do and hopefully we’ll get better.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? We played a pretty good game (at Sheridan).
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Being a team and everyone doing their role, and leadership.
TALK ABOUT YOUR GAME NOW; WHAT ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO DO? Shooting.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE ON IN PRACTICE? Just making my shots and executing and not turning the ball over.
WHEN YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING BASKETBALL AT BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL LOOK BACK AND REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE? The people that were on my team and the relationships that I grew while I was here.
