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Senior student-athletes across the school seize the opportunity to play their desired sports at the college-level BY ISABELLA MORALES, STAFF WRITER
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AFTER FOUR YEARS OF afterschool practice and dedication to their respective sports, senior student-athletes throughout the student body are preparing to start a new chapter in their lives, as they prepare for college. By devoting both their time and effort to perfecting their skills, the school’s athletes have been recognized by colleges across the nation, allowing them to further their passion toward a
specific sport and play at a higher-level. Maintaining such motivation for the past four years in high school is what allowed these athletes to be recruited by prosperous colleges, as they continue to strive for greatness as the days go on. Standing out from athletes across the country, seniors Dimitris Biamby, Manuel Jackson and Angelina Bonilla have pushed themselves to further their athletic careers by earning their positions
on college-level teams, where they will be able to grow and better themselves along other aspiring athletes. For years, these Cavaliers have sacrificed their time staying at school until dark or practicing on the days off in order to perfect their skills. In college, they will now continue their commitment to their preferred sport where they will go head-to-head against the next generation of young athletes.
Dimitris Biamby When he was six years old, senior Dimitris B i a m b y
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discovered his love for football after his mother signed him up to play. Since then, he has grown immensely as an athlete, making the All-Dade First Team as a junior and achieving over 130 tackles in his high school career. By committing his time to improve his skills during both the on and off season, Biamby’s work ethic was recognized by the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University, a Division I school that offered Biamby a full scholarship to play football. “I officially committed to Alabama A&M on Jan. 17, 2020. I feel as if I’m being brought into a family that will look out for me, and it [will really help me improve] since the competition is so high,” Biamby said. Biamby’s ambition to continue playing football has been driven, since beginning, by what he loves the most about football — the competitive atmosphere. However, Biamby did not envision football being a part of his future until he was 13-years old, a time where he primarily focused on developing his fundamental skills as a linebacker. Building his D of
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skills from that point on is what allowed Biamby to understand that he was capable of pursuing a football career. When Biamby began high school, he saw this as critical opportunity to continue developing his skills on the field. “I joined my freshman year because my mom was friends with Coach Andres, the weight training room coach, and he was telling us that for the past three seasons, they had only lost a total of four games,” Biamby said. “We then decided to talk to Roger Pollard, the head football coach, and my mom was convinced this was the best environment for me.” From that point on, Biamby began his rigorous training in football, which includes about 12 to 15 hours of practice per week. During the season, the team work on perfecting basic skills, such as tackling, blitzing, getting off blocks and footwork. The off-season is the time where they are able to focus on working out a different body part each day and improving their footwork and speed. “He really took his senior year seriously in turning his work ethic up a notch. There were many days where Dimitris would arrive early or stay late, in order to get his supplemental work in,” head football coach Roger Pollard said.
