Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Zach McConnell
NAME: Zach McConnell
PARENTS: Bill and Stephanie Evans
SIBLINGS: Brandon is 15 and Jackson is 5.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL? Math
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Fish
FAVORITE FOOD: Cheese dip
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Rap or Country
FAVORITE MOVIE: Radio
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sportscenter
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Any kind of ball.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? To go to college and major in Biology and become an Optometrist, to Arkansas State, probably.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My grandpa, because he taught me how to work hard and how to be good to your family.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT FOOTBALL? Just the teamwork aspect of it; you have to work as a team to win.
POSITION: Center
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I think we’ve done good but we can still improve. I think we can make a run for State.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Beating Greenwood, by far, because that was our biggest challenge and we worked as a team and did well.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Working as a team, knowing your assignment, just executing.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? Knowing my assignment, knowing who to get and having good technique.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? My strength.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? Just working hard with your brothers and how that creates a brotherhood that you’ll never forget.
