Brown carries PC to big victory
Name: Derek Brown
School: Penn Cambria
Age: 17
Grade: Senior
Sport: Football
Athlete of the week achievement: Brown carried the ball 38 times for 262 yards and two touchdowns in Penn Cambria’s 25-0 victory over Somerset.
Season update: Brown has 924 yards rushing on 177 carries for the 4-4 Panthers. He has scored 10 touchdowns.
Coach John Franco’s quote: “Derek is a classic power runner who would rather run over you than run by you. He brings his tough ‘wrestling mentality’ to our entire team.”
Favorite teacher: Todd Niebauer
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite movie: “Division III: Football’s Finest”
Favorite food: Chinese
Favorite music: Country
Outside interests: Hunting, fishing, wrestling, track and field
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college team: Penn State
Athlete most admired: David Taylor
Best athlete I ever competed against: Ligonier Valley’s Robert Patrick
Most influential person on my athletic career: My family (parents Tom and Lisa, sister Taylor)
Proudest athletic achievement: Placing sixth at states last year in wrestling
How I got my start in football: “I was just a very active kid, and a lot of my older cousins played football in the yard with me.”
Future goal: Get a good job and live out in the middle of nowhere
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