2022 PFN Player Profile: Kenneth Steckel – Wilson Area

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Billy Splain | June 25, 2022

Kenneth Steckel
Wilson area 
Class Of 2023
Center, Dt
Jersey #55
HT/WT 6’0 230
Started 11 games as a junior
Twitter @Kenny_steckel

Why do you play football?
I play for the love of the game, there’s no other sport like football. The adrenaline of running onto the field is something you can’t get anywhere else.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Von Miller has always been my favorite because he played for my favorite team but I’ve grown to appreciate his play style and how he can get to the qb.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
Von Miller strip sacks can newton in the end zone

What are your goals for this coming season?
District champs, keep qb1 clean and win games

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Denver Broncos

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
2021 Wilson vs Southern Lehigh. It was right after one of my friends since a child had passed away and it was probably my best game.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Longest yard, classic movie that doesn’t get old

What cartoon character do you think your head coach most resembles.
Johnny Bravo because of the hair

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
Let’s go kenny

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Score a touchdown

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
My dad, he is very inspiring in anything he does and has taught me everything I know.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Golf, seems fun but I have no idea how to play.

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Tripping over myself and falling

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
Really most of my family show up to the games, I can’t pick a favorite but I will say my cousin Drew had come to the most games last year.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Hanging out with my family, having a nice bbq and relax

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Last year in my first scrimmage as a varsity starter we ran power to the left and I back blocked to the right, I took the DT and the blitzing LB and created a whole that led to a touchdown.

What is your favorite play to run?
Power to the right

Music of choice:
Country and rap

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
A Dirtbike, taught me how to ride and gave me good memories as a kid

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Outback

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Wawa, sheetz is good but wawa is the go to

What is your favorite vacation destination?
Florida

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Patriots vs jets, Wilson and Williams midget teams combined and scrimmaged Bangor on the jets field and got tickets to stay and watch the game after. That was a cool experience, we got to hold out the flag and play on a NFL field.

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