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Male Athlete of the Week: Mosley giving Altoona a spark

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Name: Bron Mosley

School: Altoona Area

Age: 17

Grade: Senior

Sport: Football

Athlete of the week achievement: Mosley carried the ball 15 times for 166 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Altoona to a 35-0 win over previously unbeaten Mifflin County.

Season update: Altoona improved to 2-1, and Mosley has now rushed for 410 yards on 44 carries and scored six touchdowns on the ground through three games.

Coach Vince Nedimyer Jr.'s quote: "He's probably one of the hardest workers that we have. It's just a product of the work that he's put in. He's probably one of the most explosive players that we have had -- minus Manny Miller last year -- and we're happy he's finally having some good success. We were expecting this from him, and we're glad to see it's finally coming out."

Favorite teacher: Mr. Steininger

Favorite subject: Economics

Favorite movie: "The Sandlot"

Favorite food: Sushi

Favorite song: "Heavy Eyes" by Zach Bryan

Outside interests: Throwing the shot put, fishing and hunting

Favorite professional team: Cleveland Browns

Favorite college team: Penn State

Pro athlete most admired: Nick Chubb

Best athlete I ever competed against: Dincher twins from State College (Michael and Thomas)

Most influential person on my athletic career: My dad, Mark Mosley

Proudest athletic achievement: Coming in third in District 6-3A in the shot put

How I got my start in football: "In fourth grade, I started playing flag football for Juniata Gap."

Future goal: Make a big difference in the world

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