PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Abington OL/DL John Wright
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Billy Splain | June 11, 2024
John Wright
Defensive End, Defensive Tackle and Noise Guard
Abington Senor High school
Class Of 2025
Jersey #56
HT/WT 6’2/238lbs
5 to 8 sacks a year 30 tackles a year
Other sports Wrestling
Suburban 1st Team Award, Most Improved Wrestler
Twitter @fillman12_john
Why do you play football?
I just love to compete and dominant on the field. I play football for the brotherhood, the physicality and the athleticism of the game. I get that adrenaline rush when I run through someone. To be able to block someone with my hands, feet and speed techniques. I love football it’s always been my dream to play football and compete at the next level.
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
One of my favorite players Lawrence Taylor and Aaron Donald l love they’re aggressive play style LT for his speed.
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
When I chase my opponent down 50 yards before he could get to the end zone.
What was last years season like for you?
Last year season wasn’t too great offensively, yet defensively last year season I got multiple sacks, grab the torch for the defensive line to push through offense and created chaos on the field.
What are your goals for this coming season?
Get ten 10 sacks and 30 tackles win all of our games and get in playoffs
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
Basil Walter
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
I would like to attend Kutztown University, Villanova University, Penn State Football game.
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Los Angeles Rams
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
Super Bowl LVI
What would you do to improve the recruiting process?
Hopefully in the future, have more football camps in the winter and spring season as well for high school players. This allows an athlete the ability to be evaluated all year around by colleges they are interested in other states. Talk to as many Coaches in the off season not just by email or social media but by calling them on the phone.
Describe what the perfect teammate is
A perfect teammate is someone who motivates you and builds you up to fulfill your true potential. Someone who can lead, and when you need advice on how to improve and adapt to change. That perfect teammate has a routine and is flexible when it comes to helping out a team player on and off the field.
Tell everyone why you think football is good for a community
It’s like a brotherhood you go through it all an intense experience, the football term I like to call hell week it’s the best week we run and suffer together. I enjoy seeing my parents and neighbors attend my games to support me and my team. Once in a while I’ll look up at the stands into the crowd and see my family and people from the neighborhood cheering and dressing in the school colors which are marron and white yelling loudly let go Abington or Let’s go Ghost!!
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Do a flip over someone and get the touchdown
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
I would say my wrestling Coach David Osei he’s train me outside of wrestling and taught me physical and mentally to perform to my true potential. Coach David Osei also show me, how to play the game and be an overall good human being.
What is your favorite practice drill? What is your least favorite practice drill?
One of my favorite drills is when we do one on one. The practice drills I dislike, I end up enjoying because those are the ones that make you great.
Preseason Two a Days are:
Install playbooks and schemes. Coaches push us to studying more of the new plays that will be implemented in the upcoming fall season and getting ready for scrimmages.
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My wrestling Coach David Osei he’s pushed me mentally and physically to my limits.
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
My go to activity is spending time with my family and friends playing card games and going out to eat at a restaurant. I like these activities because I have the most fun when I’m laughing and bonding with people who care about my overall well-being.
What is your favorite football memory to date?
I would have to say my favorite football memory was my sophomore year of high school. I was on the defensive side of the field when I block a field goal grabbed the football and handed it to Jamie Rivera to score the touchdown. I will always remember that play because that would have been my first touchdown.
What is your favorite play to run?
Liz shade which mean shades half the man I have a better advantage
is a hot dog a sandwich?
Yes, a Hotdog is a sandwich, you can add onions, relish, mustard, ketchup. A sandwich is what you add on to it besides meat cheese and bread.
Music of choice:
Country and R&B
Best thing you ever got from a teammate? Why?
Pizza
Best Pizza topping?
Barbecue Chicken and Extra Cheese Pizza are the best toppings.
Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Wawa, I get my usually Turkey club sandwich.
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Ocean City Maryland, because you can play almost any type of sport on the beach. Once the competitive game is over, I can jump in the ocean to cool down, relax and listen to the ocean waves crashing, while taking a nap.
Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Eagles vs stealers
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