2021 PFN Player Preview: Xander Menapace-Hamburg Area Hawks @MenapaceXander @HASDhawks

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Billy Splain | August 4, 2021

Xander Menapace

Hamburg Area Hawks

Class Of: 2023

Position(s): QB

Jersey#: 1

Ht: 6’4 – Wt: 195

Stats You Want to Give:
54% completion
7 touchdowns
141 QBR
6.6 Yds/rush

Other Sports You Play: Basketball

Awards? N/A

Twitter: @MenapaceXander

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football?
To have fun with my friends and be apart of a brotherhood different from any other sport.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Trevor Lawrence because he is a great player on the field and a great role model off it.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
The touchdown we scored to beat Fleetwood in 4 overtimes.

What are your goals for this coming season?
70% completion percentage and to Win a playoff game.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Eagles

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
We are Marshall because it is a great comeback story.

What cartoon character do you think your head coach most resembles?
The Incredible Hulk

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?
I am surrounded by a lot of great people. But Coach Chuck Jones has been a great mentor and coach for me to have. If it wasn’t for him I would not be the quarterback I am today. He has helped me tremendously grow as a quarterback, leader and person. So one day I would like to be like him to give that same mentoring and coaching to another quarterback.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
I love to go fishing and golfing in my free time because it is very fun and relaxing.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Beating Fleetwood in 4 overtime.

What is your favorite play to run?
5 yard out

What scares you the most?
Clowns

Music of choice:
Country

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
Probably a new pop gun because when I was little I thought I was a cowboy.

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

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz

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