Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Adam Gonzalez
PARENTS: Amy and George
SIBLINGS: I have a brother Ben and a little brother Matt. Ben’s 19, Matt’s 13.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: History
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Play video games
FAVORITE FOOD: Lasagna
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: For Today[more]
FAVORITE MOVIE: Lord of the Rings
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sponge Bob
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Probably Legos.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Go to college and go into the field of technology, something like that. I’ll probably go to UALR.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My older brother. Me and him are just real close. We connect.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT FOOTBALL: The mixture between being physically and mentally strong. Most sports you don’t have to have that.
POSITION: Wide receiver
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? I mainly block people. I don’t run many routes.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? We’ve done pretty good. As a receiver group, we’ve done very well as a corps. I think the coaches are very happy with what we’ve done.
WHEN THE TEAM’S DOING WELL, WHAT’S IT DOING? If we come together and play like a family, we can beat anybody.
WHAT'S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Beating Catholic.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? We’ve just got to go out and play to the best of our ability.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? As big as I am, I can block pretty well.WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? Running routes so I can finally get one.
AFTER YOU'RE THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? Hanging out with my friends, hitting people.
