Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Taylor Matthews
NAME: Taylor Matthews
PARENTS: Keri and Aaron Matthews
SIBLINGS: I have two brothers, Torin and Tristan. Tristan just turned 11 and Torin just turned 10.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: AP European History
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? I like to read.
FAVORITE FOOD: Pizza
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: I like all music but Bob Marley, I guess, would be my all around favorite.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Gone With The Wind
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Game of Thrones, right now.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? My toy horses, my gray one was my favorite out of all of them.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? I’m going to go to ASU and, right now, I’m going to study History.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My friends; they brought me out of my shell and made me more confident about myself.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT SOCCER: The relationship I have with my teammates.
POSITION: I play wing.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? To try and score a goal and then keep the other team from scoring a goal.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I think we’re doing very well.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? I guess beating Mount 6-0, that we were able to mercy-rule them.
WHEN THE TEAM’S PLAYING WELL, WHAT GOING ON? We’re passing and moving. We have high intensity and everyone’s giving effort and communicating.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? We’ve got to keep working to get better every game and every practice.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? Anticipating whatever’s about to happen in the game.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? My speed.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING SOCCER AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? All the friendships I’ve made.
