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JOSH HATFIELD
JUNIOR – POSTON BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS: FOOTBALL
You rushed for more than 100 yards and three touchdowns versus Tolleson in the season opener last Friday night. Did you expect to have the type of performance?
Coming into this game I didn’t know what to expect so early in the season but I knew if my team did their assignments we would all have a big night.
This is your first season as the Broncos’ starting varsity running back. How does it make you feel that you’re stepping in right where your brother (Brandon) left off and you’re carrying on the Hatfield legacy at that position?
Coming into this season I knew I had big shoes to fill stepping into my brothers starting position but I plan on picking up right where he left off.
You have another year until graduation, but when you think about your future, is football a part of it?
Football is a big part of my life I plan to keep playing as far as my athletic ability will allow me.
Finish this sentence: “My greatest athletic memory at Poston Butte is…”
Being at my first varsity football game under the lights alongside my brother.
What is your favorite sports movie and why?
Remember the Titans because it shows how much a team can overcome if they work together and not as individuals.
Who is one person you’d most like to meet and why?
I would like to meet Julio Jones. I have followed him since the start of his college career and I love the way he plays the game.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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