PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Penn Hills lineman Carter Lance
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Billy Splain | May 28, 2023
Carter Lance
d-tackle/ center
Penn Hills
Class Of 2024
Jersey #52
HT/WT 6’3 260
4 sacks 15 tfls
Other sports football all year around
all conference d-tackle, all conference guard & three year varsity starter
Twitter @CarterLance4
Head Coach Charles Morris: “Carter, I like to call him the leader of the trenches. Extremely hard worker. Has turned into a great leader for us. Does a-lot of community service work for our team that his Teammates do not know he has done for them, that’s the type of guy his is. He likes to help everyone, he makes it a point to uplift the younger players. Carter also spend 1 period per day in school assisting students with special needs. Carter currently holds a 3.0 GPA. Carter’s parents are very supportive. Carter has been getting interest from FCS schools”.
LET’S GET TO KNOW CARTER
Why do you play football?
To fulfill the dreams I have for myself and to fulfill the dreams my family has for me
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Aaron Donald is my favorite sports player cause he’s from my city so it’s a big inspiration to see people from western pennsylvania can make big
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
The last play of the Pine Richland game last season when I pressured their quarterback to force him throw an incomplete pass. That was my favorite cause it helped us make history and beat the team that we haven’t beaten for more than a decade.
What was last years season like for you?
It was a disappointment cause of our lack of success and i had to send my seniors off to college without a championship ring on their fingers
What are your goals for this coming season?
To win it all
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
Ryan Cory from pine richland
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
Beaver stadium for their white out game
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Pittsburgh steelers
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
Ohio state vs Georgia
What would you do to improve the recruiting process?
work harder on and off the field
Describe what the perfect teammate is
a player that not only make plays for himself but do his job so that his teammates can make plays and exemplifies what it is to be a great football player with his work ethic
Tell everyone why you think football is good for a community
cause it takes kids out of situations that can damage their life and instead set themselves and their families up to have a great future
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
score a touchdown
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
my mom cause she is the hardest working person i know
What is your favorite practice drill? What is your least favorite practice drill?
board drills are my favorite pushing the 5 man with my coaches on it is my least favorite
Preseason Two a Days are:
exhausting
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
my sister cause she’s either watching on youtube or watching from the stands
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
playing basketball cause
What is your favorite football memory to date?
winning mvp of my youth league championship as a kid
What is your favorite play to run?
draw
is a hot dog a sandwich?
yes
Music of choice:
nba youngboy
Best thing you ever got from a teammate? Why?
cleats, he couldn’t fit them and i needed a pair so he let me have them
Best Pizza topping?
sausage
Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
sheetz
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Bahamas
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