2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Reading High LB/RB/TE Gabriel Laws
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Billy Splain | August 18, 2023
Gabriel Laws
LB, RB, TE
Reading
Class Of 2025
Jersey #11
HT/WT 6’0/205
Sophomore Season: 54 Tackles, 11 TFL, 3 Sacks, and 2 FF
Other sports Track and Field
2022 LL Section 1 Honorable Mention, 2022 All Conference Second Team Defense, National Junior Olympics Qualifier 2023 USATF Youth
Twitter @gabriellaws12
Coach Godinet says “Gabe is a 6’0 210 lbs play maker. He was our leader in tackles and tackles for loss last season on a defense that forced 25 turnovers. He is a young player who has the unique ability to do multiple things. Very Physical, plays with emotion, and has the feet to play in coverage. It’s impressive that he is a 1,000 lb lifter with three lifts (Bench, Squat, Power Clean) entering his junior season. He also recently was awarded the YMCA Youth Champion Award in Reading, Pa for his Academic, Community, and Athletic leadership. Gabe is gaining attention from multiple FCS Schools”.
LET’S GET TO KNOW GABRIEL
Why do you play football?
I like football and it’s physical.
It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most?
Friday Night Lights and the first HIT.
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Bobby Wagner is my favorite sports star now. He is a tough linebackers with a nose for the ball and plays at a high level.
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
Sack and fumble against JP McCaskey High School. Braxton picked it up a ran for a few yards.
What was last years season like for you?
Change – New HC, New DC, New Defense Scheme, and a different approach from my freshmen year on varsity. We won more games than the previous year and hope to build on that this year.
What are your goals for this coming season?
+70 tackles, LL Section 1 First Team Defense, and above .500 as a team
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
JR Strauss at Exeter (Freshman year)
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
Alabama Crimson Tide- Bryant-Denny Stadium
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Eagles
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
Florida State Football vs. Florida Gators Nov. 25 2022 because a few teammates traveled to see the game live, saw the facilities, and met a few coaches. It was a great game and experience.
What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Friday Night Lights is a great sports movie.
If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
My dad is not yelling but you will hear the cowbells. Mom is yelling get him Bubbie!
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Play in the Super Bowl
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
Coach Godinet aka the most inspirational man on the planet!
Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
I would love to get back into martial arts tournament but I can’t now because of the time commitment to Football and Track & Field. I used to compete when I was younger.
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
It’s close. My sister Sophia Laws because we always support each other. My grandparents because they try to make it to as many home games as possible.
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Sleep because I need time to recover.
What is your favorite football memory to date?
7th grade Reading Youth Scrimmage. It was my introduction to football!
What is your favorite play to run?
Jay Z toss
What scares you the most?
Music of choice:
Lil Baby
What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Giannotti’s Country Manor – Chicken Alfredo
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Outer Banks
Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Nope but it was most likely an Eagles game or Florida State Football. My dads a big fan.
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