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2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Wyoming Area RB/LB Aaron Crossley

Tagged under: District 2, News, Player Previews

| April 28, 2023


Aaron Crossley
RB/LB
Wyoming Area
Class Of 2024
Jersey #5
HT/WT 5’10” 205
2115 rushing yards 26 total TDs 9.5 YPC
Other sports Track & field wrestling
2022 Max Preps PA HS Athlete of the Week
2022 All Eastern PA Football-2nd Team-RB
2022 Citizens Voice WVC All-Star-RB/LB
2022 Times Leader All WVC–1st Team-RB
2022 NPF WVC Div. 2 All Star-
Offensive Player of the Year-1st Team-RB/LB
Twitter @Aaroncrossley06


Last season Aaron Crossley appeared in the PFN Keystone club several times, and had some eye popping numbers:
Offense:
Rushing- 222 car-2115 yds Avg-9.5 yd/car 192.3 yds/game Lng-87 yds 24 TDs
All Purpose Yds- 2214 yds 201.3 yds/game
Passing- 4 comp 13 atts- 56 yds 2 TDs
Scoring- 24 TDs 144 PTs
***Set school record for rushing yards in a season-2115 yds***
***Set school record for rushing TDs in a game-7 TDs***
Defense:
Tackles- 32 solo 23 assts- 55 total 10.5 TFLs 3 Sacks 1 Pass

This year he hopes to improve on those numbers. Coach Randy Spencer says “Aaron Crossley is a top ‘24 PA prospect. He runs a 4.5 -40 yd dash. Ran a 10.7 100 m, PIAA Class AA State 100 meter finalist, 365lb Bench 500 Squat. Outstanding player, leader, teammate, student, young man, with a tremendous work ethic.


Why do you play football?

I’ve been playing football since I was 5 years old and fell in love with it since the first time I put the helmet on.

Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?

Marshawn lynch, he is the running back I looked up to ever since I started playing and our play styles are very similar.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:

The first offensive play of this season against tunkannok we lined up and ran dive and I broke a couple tackles and scored it really set the tone for the game and the year

What was last years season like for you?

It was a lot of responsibility going into it but I feel like I handled it well. I knew I was going to be a big leader and I was going to getting a lot more Carrie’s. It came with a-lot of expectations. This season showed many people what I can do and theres definitely more to come.We didn’t have the best season as a team we were very young, this year is different

What are your goals for this coming season?

Go 10-0 and win districts Break the Wyoming area all time rushing record, be all state/district/conference

Who is the best player you ever lined up against?

This year it was Parker Bolesta from Dallas, he brings a level of physicality. We both played very similar this year style wise. We work out together at FAME strength up in Dallas. I think in my whole high school career it was spataro from Lakeland from my sophomore year everytime you think you have him locked in for a sack he always found a way to extend the play and run or get the throw off

What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?

I would love to go to SoFi stadium to watch the chargers play

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?

The LA chargers

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?

A Steelers/ chargers game I went to when the chargers came back

Describe what the perfect teammate is

Someone that puts the team first but is not scared or nervous to call someone out and let people know they’re slacking, but still somebody that any teammate can talk to as a brother. Somebody that’s not scared to do something different so everyone else will follow.

Tell everyone why you think football is good for a community

It’s not many times where you can bring a whole community or area to one place and cheer for the people that live right next to them. It gives the community something to invest in and bring everyone together by supporting the same thing.

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

Definitely hitting some of the celebrations I would want to hit in high school. I don’t celebrate at all when I score I just give the ball to the ref and walk away

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?

I can’t put it all to one person I would say my whole family I’ve learned so much from them and they’re the reason I’m the person I am today

What is your favorite practice drill? What is your least favorite practice drill?

I don’t have many favorites but I have to say running at the bags and tackling them full speed it’s the first thing we do at practice. My least favorite has to be push pull.

Preseason Two a Days are: 

Hot, but very fun

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?

My sister and grandma, they are always screaming their lungs off in the stands with the rest of my family. Everyone knows the crossley family sits on the 50 yard lane every Friday night

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?

Definitely fishing, it’s a very peaceful time to just sit there with ur friends and have some fun

What is your favorite football memory to date?

Probably putting my helmet on for the first time. I vividly remember the moment I fell in love with football right there.

What is your favorite play to run?

Definitely I pro right blast left

is a hot dog a sandwich?

Yes it’s a little hoagie which is a sandwich

Music of choice:

Definitely r&b number one but rap and hip hop is second

Best thing you ever got from a teammate? Why?

Best Pizza topping? 

Bacon and sweet sauce!

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa

sheetz 100% not even a discussion I don’t argue with people that thing other wise.

What is your favorite vacation destination?

Wildwood NJ

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?

I remember going to DC to see the chargers play the redskins

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