2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Camp Hill QB, FS Drew Branstetter
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Billy Splain | August 3, 2023
Drew Branstetter
QB, FS
Camp Hill
Class Of 2025
Jersey #4
HT/WT 6”1/180
passing yards: 2,123 completion rating: 181/302 TDs: 20 INTs: 5
Other sports Baseball, I play short stop for the high school team that made it to the state championship.
1st QB for the Sentinel Honorable mention QB for Pennlive
Twitter @AndrewBranstet4
Incoming junior Drew Branstetter should be the spark that Camp Hill needs to improve on a tough 2022 season that started out hot but finished with 5 straight losses. Look for Drew to have another good year.
LET’S GET TO KNOW DREW
Why do you play football?
I enjoy the feeling of playing on friday nights in front of the whole school. I love the teammates and the coaching staff that I play for. They push us day in and day out to get better.
It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most?
Throwing touchdown passes to my teammate and then a Camp Hill Lions victory!
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Kenny Picket, because he plays my position and I follow my game after him. Also, I am a Steelers fan so I am a little biased.
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
York Catholic game winning touchdown to Michael Shartle to win in Overtime.
What was last years season like for you?
Very much a developmental season and a learning process for myself. I felt like I was able to communicate with my teammates more which gave me more trust and chemistry with them on the field.
What are your goals for this coming season?
Competing at a high level every game. winning a district championship. I am trying to the hit 2000 passing mark again. Also, lower my INTs from last year.
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
Andrew Erby
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
Tulane for college and the Steelers for pro.
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
I am a all Pittsburgh fan, so I support all the teams from there.
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
The 2016 Penn Sate vs Ohio State game when Penn State won because of the game winning field goal that was blocked and then it was returned from Penn State for a touchdown.
What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remember the Titans, I just love how the movie was presented and the history behind it.
If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
My dad is always telling my to run over someone when i can’t.
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
When I get the opportunity to catch a touchdown pass instead of throwing it.
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
Michael Shuster, I was his ball boy during his high school days and I’ve looked up to him and his game everyday. My goal is to maybe achieve the status that he was at Camp Hill.
Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Waterpole
What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
When I was trying to get a first down and I tripped on air and couldn’t get it.
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My grandparents, they always text me and come to my games whenever they are able to.
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Golf, I love the game of Golf and I just enjoy the feeling of playing it.
What is your favorite football memory to date?
Overtime win against York Catholic last year.
What is your favorite play to run?
QB wheel pass
What scares you the most?
Getting crushed my defensive players!
Music of choice:
Pop music/Rap
What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
A baseball bat!
What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Lowe Allen Diner
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Was watching the Steelers losing to the Packers in the Super Bowl in 2010.
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