Local Athlete/Coaches Q&As: April 4, 2020

During this time of uncertainty, one thing I am certain about is that we have terrific student athletes and coaches in this area.

Over the next few weeks or months, I’m going to spotlight as many of them as I can through online Q&A’s. Any high school or middle school student athlete or coach in Brunswick, New Hanover or Pender counties interested in participating should email me at tim@coastalpreps.com.

Today’s participants are: Wilmington Christian Academy senior Bryce Bordeaux, North Brunswick sophomore Rachel Kemp, Murray sixth grader Brianna Stanley and Trask boys soccer and boys basketball coach Tyler Grady.

Bryce Bordeaux

Senior at Wilmington Christian Academy

What sport(s) do you participate in at your school? Soccer, basketball and baseball

What is your favorite food? Steak

What is your favorite restaurant? Sup Dogs

What is your favorite movie? The Sandlot

What is your favorite TV show? All American

Who are your favorite teams (college or professional)? ECU and UNC

Who is your favorite athlete? Alex Morgan

What is your favorite memory from your career? Winning the baseball state championship in 2019.

Do you have any superstitions or pre-game rituals? Just talking to God and asking for him to calm nerves and leave everything I have on the field/court.

What hobbies do you have outside of participating in sports? Playing video games like 2k and Fortnite. I also love to help out with youth basketball programs like Halo Hoops.

What app on your phone do you use the most? Snapchat

What is your dream job? Become a college basketball coach

What is your favorite milkshake flavor from Cook Out? Vanilla with Oreo, Reese’s and M&M

On a scale of 1-10 how much do you miss going to school? 8

On a scale of 1-10, how good of a singer are you? 5

If you could have dinner with any 3 people (dead or alive), who would they be? Kobe Bryant, Dean Smith and Michael Jordan

How are you passing the time during this time of social distancing? Doing school work, working out and playing video games.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? I’d love to go back to Africa. It was a trip that I’ll never forget and the relationships I made will never be forgotten.

Which local restaurant has the best burgers? PT’s Grille

What is your favorite Disney movie? Bolt 

Rachel Kemp

Sophomore at North Brunswick

What sport(s) do you participate in at your school? Cross country and track & field

What is your favorite food? Fruit, but specifically strawberries

What is your favorite restaurant? Indochine

What is your favorite TV show? All American

Who are your favorite teams (college or professional)? Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens

Who is your favorite athlete? Sydney McLaughlin

What is your favorite memory from your career? Making it to states for cross country as a sophomore.

Do you have any superstitions or pre-race rituals? We always huddle in our prayer circle on the starting line.

What hobbies do you have outside of participating in sports? Drawing and photography

What app on your phone do you use the most? Snapchat

What is your dream job? Lawyer or photographer

What is your favorite milkshake flavor from Cook Out? Cookies ‘n Cream

On a scale of 1-10 how much do you miss going to school? 10

On a scale of 1-10, how good of a singer are you? 4

If you could have dinner with any 3 people (dead or alive), who would they be? Billie Eilish, Sydney McLaughlin and and Simone Biles

How are you passing the time during this time of social distancing? Homework, training, painting, Netflix and TikTok.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Hawaii or Greece

If you could only listen to one song the rest of your life, what would it be? Feels Like a Sunday by Elderbrook

Which local restaurant has the best burgers? PT’s Grille hands down

What is your favorite Disney movie? The Little Mermaid

Brianna Stanley

Sixth grader at Murray

What sport(s) do you participate in at your school? Basketball

What is your favorite food? Pizza and popcorn

What is your favorite restaurant? Bojangles

What is your favorite movie? Black Panther

What is your favorite TV show? SpongeBob SquarePants

Who are your favorite teams (college or professional)? UConn women’s basketball, Duke men’s basketball and Los Angeles Lakers

Who is your favorite athlete? LeBron James

What is your favorite memory from your career? Hitting a game-winning 3 in Halo.

Do you have any superstitions or pre-game rituals? Praying and music

What hobbies do you have outside of participating in sports? Roller skating and singing

What app on your phone do you use the most? Roblox and Pandora 

What is your dream job? Playing in the WNBA

What is your favorite milkshake flavor from Cook Out? Eggnog

On a scale of 1-10 how much do you miss going to school? 10

On a scale of 1-10, how good of a singer are you? 8

If you could have dinner with any 3 people (dead or alive), who would they be? Harriet Tubman, LeBron James and Simone Biles

How are you passing the time during this time of social distancing? Doing school work,  working out and training  and watching movies with family.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Paris, France

If you could only listen to one song the rest of your life, what would it be? Idontwannabeyouanymore by Billie Eilish

Which local restaurant has the best burgers? PT’s Grille

What is your favorite Disney movie? Descendants 3

Tyler Grady

Trask boys soccer and boys basketball coach

What is your favorite food? Steak and salad

What is your favorite restaurant? LongHorn Steakhouse

What is your favorite movie? Caddyshack

What is your favorite TV show? The Office

Who are your favorite teams (college or professional)? N.C. State Wolfpack baby! Go Kevin Keatts

Who is your favorite athlete? Tiger, Tiger Woods y’all

What app on your phone do you use the most? Facebook

What is your favorite milkshake flavor from Cook Out? Banana

On a scale of 1-10, how good of a singer are you? 5

If you could have dinner with any 3 people (dead or alive), who would they be? Grandpa Moore, Grandpa Grady and Arnold Palmer

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Scotland. St. Andrews…again

If you could only listen to one song the rest of your life, what would it be? Desperado by The Eagles

Which local restaurant has the best burgers? Winnie’s Tavern

What is your favorite Disney movie? Jungle Book

What is a skill you are bad at that you wish you could master? Playing the piano

What was the first car you owned? 2007 Red Ford Taurus

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Don’t tell someone a “half truth.”