Profile

Name: Anthony Vogel

Sport: Football

Position: Wide receiver

Height: 6-foot-4

Key Stat: Catching a touchdown in the 2015 playoffs against Terrell

Pre-Game 

Favorite football player: Aaron Rodgers

Favorite football team: Dallas Cowboys

Game preparation: Listen to music that pumps him up

Favorite Pre-Game meal: Spaghetti from Two Rows

Post-Game

The Red Ledger: What sacrifices have you made for your sport?

Anthony Vogel: I’ve had to wake up early before school and stay late after working on my game.

TRL: Why do you play football?

AV: It’s good to be part of a team. It also helps me stay in line and keep me in check.

TRL: If you were to start your career over, what would you do differently and why?

AV: I’d probably work harder in the beginning. I started out slow and didn’t really push myself to the limit and it made a disadvantage.

TRL: What do you do to push yourself to the limit?

AV: I just do the best of my abilities and don’t back down from any challenges. I tell myself that practices are where you get better and that you’re going to make mistakes. 

TRL: Have you ever had any setbacks?

AV: I had an injury sophomore year and was lucky it wasn’t too bad. I was backup from 8th grade to 10th, so I didn’t get that much experience.

TRL: Who have you played with that you work well with and why?

AV: I really like my coach this year, Coach Williams. Carson’s a really good quarterback for us; we can help him out since we’re older. I got to know him before he moved up to varsity so we built a good relationship.

TRL: Have you ever mentally been discouraged and what have you done to get out of that?

AV: Yeah, there are times in practice where I get real tired and some teammates think that maybe this isn’t for me. I just think that the days will get better and that if I improve, I’ll get to see myself grow. Pretty much the Friday nights are what I play for.