Athlete of the Week: Kendall Folley, Lebanon High School

Name: Kendall Folley

School: Lebanon

Sport: Basketball

Class: 2021

Age: 14

Claim to fame: Starting point guard for Lebanon varsity

Bet you didn’t know: I played soccer for 7 years

Toughest opponent/why: Springboro because they are our rivals and also in our conference

Favorite book: Harry Potter series

Favorite movie: ‪Tommy Boy‬‬

Favorite TV show: Friends

Favorite musical artist: ‪Ed Sheeran‬‬

Favorite smell: Beautiful Day at Bath and Body Works

Favorite home-cooked meal: Lasagna

Game-day rituals: Listening to music and praying

Person who would play me in a movie/why: Halle Berry because Catwoman was my favorite movie when I was little.

Words you live by: Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it.

Biggest influence/why: My dad because he always expects more from me to make me a better person

I am most annoyed by: Mouth noises

I can’t live without: My friends always encouraging me

Most embarrassing moment: Tripping up the stairs in front of everyone walking to class

In 10 years, I’ll be: Playing professional basketball either overseas or in the WNBA.

Best thing about basketball: Growing relationships with all of my teammates and becoming a family

Worst thing about basketball: Losing to a team that we really want to beat

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Broccoli

Favorite junk food: Cosmic Brownies

Favorite school subject: Math

Last DVD or video game I bought: 2k18

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Geno Auriemma

Love to trade places for a day with: My teammate Audrey Magness

When I’m bored, I like to: Hang out with friends and watch Friends

Worst habit: Biting my nails

On your bedroom walls: Pictures of me and my friends

Talent I’d most like to have: I wish I was able to play the piano

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