Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Joseph Stroud
PARENTS: Brad and Marcia Stroud
SIBLINGS: Bonnie and Jessica Stroud. They’re 23 and 21.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: History
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Play video games
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: I like it all really.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Anchorman[more]
FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Office
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Probably my wagon.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? To attend the U of A and possibly major in pre-med
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My friends, probably, the way they act and who they are.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT FOOTBALL: Just the drama that goes on with everything, all the anticipation before every game.
POSITION: Linebacker
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? Back the d-line, fill, read your keys either cloudy or clear. Everything’s supposed to bounce to you, depending on what coverage it is. To defend the pass in whatever zone you’re supposed to be in, whatever coverage we’re in.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I don’t think we’re any better than a two-loss team right now. We don’t really deserve to be undefeated just because I don’t think we’re that caliber of team. But both of the games we lost were winnable.
WHEN THE TEAM’S DOING WELL, WHAT’S IT DOING? The defense comes together usually and the offense is executing and we win special teams too. You’ve got to win all three.
WHAT'S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Beating Conway.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? We’ve got to execute and be injury free.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? I don’t really play at linebacker, I’m on kickoff return so I make my block.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? My week-to-week knowledge of what we need to do.
AFTER YOU'RE THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? The friendships and how tight-knit of a family we are.
