One of their picks is also up for the B'nai B'rith award at Hoover High School -- Ethan Noble-Spry.
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"The way that he would track a ball in at the tight-end position was a lot different than someone who was taught to just be a football player."
Ethan Noble-Spry only played one season of tight-end for the Patriots, but it was enough to attract a football offer from Willamette University in Oregon.
Ethan's main sport was baseball. A sport in which he became well-versed on nearly every part of the field.
"Played left field, sophomore year I played right field, junior year I played third and first, and senior year I played shortstop," he told Action News.
"That's almost every position!" said Sports Director Stephen Hicks.
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"Yeah, I'm a utility player," he said.
This season he was hoping to lead the Patriots on a playoff push. His last game before the cancellation.
During Hoover's first game, the team wore their white jerseys.
"It was our first home game in white jerseys and I hit a home run that game," Noble-Spry.
"Did you really?" Stephen asked.
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"Yeah, my very last game, I hit a home run," Ethan said.
He also posted a GPA of 3.92, and next year, he'll be the first in his family to go to college.
"It's big. I like being the first one at everything," he said.
Should he play football next season, his high school coach says that team will get an all-around competitor.
"Enjoyment in blocking guys, he found enjoyment on getting on the kick off team. So he wasn't coming out there to just be this specialty of a position," his coach said.