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NewsTribune Athlete of the Week: St. Bede’s Max Moreno · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  News Tribune Athlete of the Week, Saint Bede's Max Moreno. Written by
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  Kevin Schlum. This article is being read by an automated voice, brought
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  to you by Everlit. St. Bede's Max Moreno made an impact on
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  both sides of
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  the ball in the Bruins 53-14 route of Princeville on September 11.
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  Moreno forced and returned a fumble for a touchdown and intercepted a
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  pass on defense while also catching two touchdown passes as the Bruins
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  improved to three one. Max had one of the better games I've
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  seen since starting to coach in 2016, St. Bede coach Jack Brady
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  said. He has a tenacious and tough mentality. Max plays with high
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  energy and takes full advantage of every opportunity he has throughout the
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  game on both sides of the ball. I was happy for him
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  as he works extremely hard at all times and deserves to be
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  recognized. Max would be just as happy to do all the dirty
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  work as he would to be scoring touchdowns. For his performance, Moreno
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  was voted the News Tribune Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Socue
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  and Grasser's Plumbing and Heating. Moreno:
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  answered some questions from News Tribune sports editor Kevin Schlum. When did
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  you start playing football and how did you get into it? Moreno,
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  I started playing football in seventh grade. I got into it because
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  I knew I wanted to play in high school. What do you
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  enjoy about playing football? Moreno, I enjoy winning as a team and
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  all playing together. What makes you a good football player? Moreno:
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  I think playing with a hard-nosed wrestler mentality is what makes me
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  a good football player. What is your favorite sports memory? Moreno. My
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  favorite sports memory was my freshman year, my first varsity game playing
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  with my brother and beating Ottawa on his senior night. Besides football
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  season, what do you like about fall? Moreno, I like the cold
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  mornings the most in fall other than football. If your could travel
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  anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? Moreno, if
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  I could travel anywhere in the world, it would probably be Greece.
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  With what food could you win an eating contest? Moreno, if I
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  could pick one food for a good eating contest, it would probably
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  be corn on the cub. What is your most played song recently?
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  Moreno, my most listened to song right now is probably Don't Fear
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  the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. What is your favorite subject in
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  school and why? Moreno, my favorite subject in school is history, because
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  I find it fascinating. What are your thoughts on your individual performance
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  last week? Moreno, I thought I played well but there is always
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  room for improvement. I think I contributed more for the team than
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  myself.