2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know North Star’s Molly Gontis!
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Greg Ricupero | July 24, 2023
Molly Gontis
Positions: Leo, Kicker
North Star High School
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Grade: 12th
Height: 5’2
Weight: 143
Class of 2024
How long have you been playing football?
This is my first year, I started in December of 2022.
What other sports do you play?
I play soccer, and compete in powerlifting.
What has football taught you?
Football has taught me discipline, respect, family/brotherhood, patience, and leadership so much more.
What are your team and personal goals?
The team goal is to win and have a great season. My personal goal is to get as many tackles as possible.strong>
What is your favorite football memory?
My favorite football memory is when I intercepted a ball during a 7v7 game against Central Cambria.#6 What do you hate most about practice?
The last 15-20 minutes of conditioning.
Favorite sports movie?
She’s the Man
What do you like to do when not playing?
I like to tan while I cheer the football guys on from the sidelines, weight lift, spend time with my family, garden, and shop with my friends at TJMaxx.
What is your favorite sport?
Powerlifting for sure!
What is your favorite class in school?
Latin dance class
Who is your sports hero? Why?
My friend Jamie Augustine is an incredible World champion powerlifter. She inspires me, along with many other young girls and women in the powerlifting sport. She keeps God first in all that she does and conquers her goals.
What would you like to be when you get out of school?
I would like to be a Personal Trainer and teach Zumba classes after high school.
If you could have dinner with three other people, living or dead, who would they be?
If I could have dinner with three other people, living or dead, they would be Jesus, Morgan Wallen, and Adam Sandler.
What is your favorite song?
My favorite song is Nothing Else Matters by Metallica.
What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is watermelon.#16 Which opposition do you get the most excited to play?
Berlin
Who is your favorite pro football team?
The Green Bay Packers
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? Why?
My mentor is my powerlifting/football coach, Dave Schleich. He encourages, inspires, uplifts, and pushes me along with my teammates to become the best athlete and person we can be.
what is your most embarrassing sports moment?
My most embarrassing sports moment was probably the time I peed myself because I didn’t jump when I went to head the ball during a soccer game against Rockwood my freshman year.
Who is your biggest supporter?
My powerlifting/football coach David Schleich.
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