Name: Josh Barzdo
School: Bishop Carroll
Age: 16
Grade: Junior
Sport: Football
Athlete of the week achievement: Barzdo carried the ball 13 times for 112 yards. He scored the Huskies' first three touchdowns of the game as they defeated Bishop McCort, 32-13, to capture the District 6 Class A title.
Season update: Barzdo has carried the ball 141 times for 874 yards and has 380 yards passing with a total of 19 touchdowns. Bishop Carroll (10-2) will play District 3 champion Reading Holy Name Friday night at Mansion Park in the PIAA state playoffs.
Coach Craig Sponsky's quote: "Josh is a tremendous athlete. He has developed and has advanced throughout the season. He is a catalyst of our offense and is a spark plug that makes our offense go."
Favorite teacher: Mr. Maschi
Favorite subject: Algebra
Favorite movie: "The Expendables"
Favorite type of food: Chinese
Favorite music: Anything by Lil Wayne
Outside interests: Playing baseball, hunting and fishing
Favorite professional team: Denver Broncos
Favorite college team: Penn State
Pro athlete most admired: Knowshon Moreno
Best athlete I ever played with: Bishop Carroll's Ryan Woo
Best athlete I ever competed against: Forest Hills' Nick Dudukovich
Most influential person on my athletic career: My dad, Donald Kozlovac
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning the district title
How I got my start in football: I started when I was little and loved the game, so I kept playing.
Future goal: Go to college and play football
