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Name: Cooper Rother
School: Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic
Age: 18
Grade: Senior
Sport: Football
Athlete of the week achievement: Rother rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, caught one pass for a 22-yard touchdown and had an interception in BG's 56-35 win over Penns Valley in the District 6 Class 2A championship game.
Season update: Rother has carried the ball 143 times for 894 yards and 11 touchdowns and has caught 41 passes for 529 yards and four touchdowns.
Coach Justin Wheeler's quote: "Cooper is an incredible athlete that makes big plays in big games. No game is too big for him. He is one of the best dual threat players I have coached."
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Querry
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite movie: "Remember the Titans"
Favorite food: Wings
Favorite song: "All Falls Down" by Kanye West
Outside interests: Hanging out with friends
Favorite professional team: Atlanta Braves
Favorite college team: West Virginia
Pro athlete most admired: Christian McCaffery
Best athlete I ever competed against: Central graduate Paxton Kling
Most influential person on my athletic career: My Dad, Jarrett Storm and my pap, Ron Rother
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning the state championship as a junior
How I got my start in football: Flag football at YMCA
Future goal: Play college football