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Name: Myzick Clemons
School: Altoona Area
Age: 17
Grade: Senior
Sport: Football
Athlete of the week achievement: Clemons ran for 202 yards and three touchdowns to help Altoona improve to 3-1 with a 28-14 win over Carlisle. He also caught a pass for 6 yards.
Season update: Clemons has rushed for 420 yards and four touchdowns for the Mountain Lions this season.
Coach Vince Nedimyer's quote: "He trusted the up front kids. He's been getting better each week leading up to last week against Carlisle. It's nice to see his trust in our up front kids and good to see him playing at a different speed and getting downhill and making plays. We're happy for him and looking forward to it continuing."
Favorite teacher: Ms. Horton
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite movie: "Grown ups"
Favorite food: Buffalo chicken wings
Favorite song: "Soon as I Get Home"
Outside interests: Cutting hair
Favorite professional team: New York Giants
Favorite college team: Alabama
Pro athlete most admired: Barry Sanders
Best athlete I ever competed against: Kevin Brown
Most influential person on my athletic career: My grandma
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week
How I got my start in football: "I have been watching football since I have been young and been playing since I was 6."
Future goal: To play football in college