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The Times Athlete of the Week: Streator football’s Sam LeRette · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  The Times Athlete of the Week Streeter Football Sam Lorette. This
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  Everlett. 569 votes were cast for The
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  opening Times Athlete of the Week sponsored by Sokue and Grassers Plumbing
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  and Heating Inc. Of the new school year, with streeter football's Sam
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  Lorett garnering the most with 171. The Bulldogs senior QBDB
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  had a hand in all six streeter touchdowns in their 41-36 triumph
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  over Ottawa in week two, throwing for four as part of a
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  176-yard passing day and running for two more during a 108-yard rushing
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  performance. Also on the ballot were runner-up Bella Knoll, Ottawa Girls Volleyball,
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  Luke McCullough, Marquette Football and Khloe Byros Dwight Girls Cross Country. Weekly
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  ballots go online Mondays and are accessible via Facebook, The Times Sports,
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  and Twitter at Pedaldy, with voting going through midday Wednesday. Here is
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  a canda with this week's winner. Do you have any nicknames? Some
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  of my friends call me Azar, which is a character in a
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  book about the Vietnam War. I have also been called Sammy Football.
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  How old were you when you started playing football? Lorette. I started
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  playing football my freshman year when I was fourteen. What was going
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  through your mind when the team went into victory formation for the
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  final two kneel downs of the win over Ottawa other than Don't
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  Fumble the Snap? Lorette In the final moments of the game I
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  was thanking God to see our hard work as a team and
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  the dedication from the coaches pay off. The crowd couldn't have
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  been better, and it was awesome to see the support. It seems
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  you get brought in on defense as a safety in high leverage
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  game breaking situations. Is What
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  correct? And if so, do you miss playing defense more regularly or
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  like the limited defensive snaps? LeRette:
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  Yes, I have been in as a safety tee. I have an
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  extreme love for the game, and I enjoy playing both sides when
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  I can. Wherever I am needed is the mindset. What are a
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  few of your favorite football fields you've had The chance to play
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  on over the years? Lorette, I enjoy playing on grass over turf.
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  Fields like Mantino and Ottawa come to mind, but nothing truly compares
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  to a home game at Doug Deacon Stadium. What movie would you
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  say you've seen more than any other? About how many times? Lorette,
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  Captain America. The first Avenger has definitely been my most watched movie.
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  I could not tell you how many times. Which of your teammates
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  cracks you up the most? Lorette. I would say TJ Horton. If
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  you could see any musical artist in any venue, all expenses paid,
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  who would your see and where? LeRette:
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  I would like to see Chris Stapleton at Red Rocks in Colorado.
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  You and your teammates are going out for dinner to celebrate a
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  big win. Where are you going and what are you ordering? Lorette,
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  after a big win, going to the country cupboard the next morning
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  and getting blueberry pancakes. Seasonal question. At a cookout, what's your favorite
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  food off the grill? Clarette. Off the grill, I like burgers the
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  most. What goals does the team have for this season and what
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  will it take to achieve them? Lorette, one of our main goals
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  is to make the playoffs. We will continue to come to practice
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  and work on our mistakes while sharpening our strengths, trusting in God
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  and buying into the culture our coaches are building. Is there something
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  about you that people who only know you through sports might find
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  surprising? Lorette. I enjoy playing the guitar. Do you have any plans
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  for life after high school? Do they involve sports? Lorette. I would
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  love to play sports at a higher level, but a career in
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  water resource engineering will most likely be my main focus over anything.