Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Mercedes Dillard
NAME: Mercedes Dillard
PARENTS: Melisa Dilland and Alan Dillard
SIBLINGS: Alex Dillard, she’s on the team also. She’s 15.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Art
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? I like to play volleyball and spend time with my friends and read.
FAVORITE FOOD: Pizza
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: I kind of like all ‘80’s music then I love Ed Sheeran. He’s my favorite artist.
FAVORITE MOVIE: The Little Mermaid
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Friends
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? My stuffed puppy dog.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Go to college and major in sports medicine. I’m undecided about where I’ll go.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT VOLLEYBALL: Hitting, getting kills.
POSITION: Outside hitter
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I think our season this year has improved a lot from last year. Our back row has really stepped it up and made it possible for us to get more kills.
WHEN THE TEAM’S PLAYING WELL, WHAT’S IT DOING? Everyone is talking, everyone’s having a good time. We don’t get stressed out. We decide to have fun and that’s when we do our best.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Definitely all of our digs that we get using our feet. That’s kind of been our theme. We call it “feefa” whenever we get a dig with our feet.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? I think we all just have to get out of our own heads and trust each other and really come together as a team.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? I think I’m really good at picking up everybody else on the team and getting a good sense of teamwork going among everyone and a good sense of unity.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? Definitely my kills; I work on my placement and just getting kills.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING VOLLEYBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? I’ll definitely remember the girls the most, the friendships I’ve made with everyone.
