Athlete of the Week Northeastern High School

Jake Nichols is the Athlete of the Week from Northeastern High School.

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Jake Nichols is the Athlete of the Week from Northeastern High School.

Name: Jake Nichols

School: Northeastern High School

Grade: 12th

Age: 18

Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Football

Claim to fame/honors: 1st team honors in football, honorable mention in baseball and basketball, academic honors in all sports

Words you live by: “You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.”

Toughest opponent: West Liberty

Biggest influence: My dad

Game-day rituals: A red bull because it gives you wings

What’s on your bedroom walls: Everything one can image from sports to hunting, but mostly pictures of the memories I’ve created through sports

When I’m bored I like to … get on my PlayStation or wrestle my dogs

Favorite movie: The Program

Person who would play you in a movie: Matthew McConaughey

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite musical artist: Pearl Jam

Favorite book: Until Friday Night

Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken Pot Pie

Favorite restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings

Whose mind would you like to read: Any player’s mind who plays in the NFL,MLB, or NBA to see how they think and react during games

Place where you’d love to travel: Alaska

Talent you’d like to have: To play guitar

Favorite school subject: Math

Favorite athlete: Steven Adams

Favorite team: Seattle Seahawks

Something in the world I’d like to change: I would create a cure for cancer

Favorite sports moment: Defeating the undefeated West Jeff in baseball

Favorite junk food: Honey Buns

Best thing about your favorite sport: My favorite sport is the one I’m playing in that season. I love all the sports I play. I couldn’t choose one over the other. My favorite thing about all of them is living in that moment and doing something I love.

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