FOOTBALL: In the spotlight: Keaton Glass, Leeds
Published 10:00 am Tuesday, August 30, 2011
- Keaton Glass, LHS
Grade: Senior.
Parents: Marty and Angie Glass.
Position: Kicker.
Other varsity sports: Soccer.
Does playing soccer help with football?: “I’ve played soccer my whole life, but I’ve only played football since middle school. It’s helped a lot.”
His favorite: “That’s a tough decision. I’m on the field more in soccer, but a kicker in football goes in under tougher situations.”
His longest field goal: “In a game, 42 yards. It hit one from 50 yards in practice, but I’ve never attempted one that long in a game situation.”
Which is more important: distance or accuracy?: “I’ve heard coaches at kicking camps consistently say that they’d rather have someone who can make it consistently in the low range than somebody who can kick a 50 or 60-yard field goal. They preach that a lot.”
The team he’d most like to beat this year: “Of course, that would be Moody. And Handley. They’ll be a tough opponent, so kicking their butt will be good.”
After high school: “I’m not sure yet. I’d like to attend Alabama or Vanderbilt, depending on my ACT score and scholarship money. I’d like to pursue a career in some form of mathematics.”