ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Trent Phillips

Trent Phillips plays for Legacy Middle School Football and has had several long runs and touchdowns every game. He has played for Legacy since his seventh-grade year, the first year of the middle-school team. He helped get the team within one win of the Sunshine State Athletic Conference Middle School Championship.

When and why did you start playing football?

Second grade. It’s always fun to try new sports and stuff. I just picked it up when I was really young because there’s a team right by my house, and it’s really fun to hit people.

Do you have a favorite moment from your season so far?

My first touchdown. I came in motion whenever (the quarterback) said “Set,” and then I got it and ran like 25 yards, and then I scored. And it was our first of the season, too, so that was pretty cool.

Do you have a favorite NFL player?

I like J.J. Watt.

So is your favorite NFL team the Houston Texans or another team?

I don’t really follow the NFL, but I just really like him. But I follow a lot of college football.

What is your favorite college football team?

Florida Gators.

Do you have a favorite subject in school?

Not really. I kind of like math, like finding formulas and getting all of the answers to all of the problems.

Do you have any thoughts as to something you might be interested in when you grow up?

Not yet. 

Any particular goals you have for the rest of your season?

Not really. Winning in the playoffs was always our goal as a team, so I always went along with that.

What do you like to do with your spare time?

I like to hunt and fish and play basketball.

What’s something that not a lot of people know about you?

Nothing, really. Everyone kind of knows everything about me, pretty much.