Meadowbrook's Andre Coble, 10/1/09

Year: Senior   Age: 17

Height/Weight: 5-11, 175  Position: QB/S

Performance: Coble scooted for 215 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, and added 87 yards and a score through the air, leading Meadowbrook over Norview of the Eastern Region.

On Norview game: "It was a long bus ride. It was a good experiecne for us to see what the Tidewater Region has got. That area has some top teams coming out of it. It was a good early season experience for us."

Funniest teammate: "Jacaurey Thomas. He's just really goofy. He's younger than me, he's just goof ball."

If he could meet one person: "Barack Obama."

Describe yourself in one word: "Athlete." 

On being new No. 1: "I really don't look at rankings. We take it one step at a time, one game at a time. Whoever we're playing that week is our state championship."

On early cohesion: "From the jump at the beginning of the season, I knew we had a younger team. I knew it was going to be an adjustment to make. It was actually a surprise how the Highland Springs game turned out and we won. We're getting better each week. I'm happy but I'm not satisfied."

Best trait: "I think my athleticism, being versatile. Being able to throw the ball and run the ball."

Biggest difference from freshman to senior year: "I'm more mature, more comfortable with situations on the field. I read coverages a lot  better than I used to. A lot bigger, stronger and faster."

On coach Troy Taylor: "Nothing has fell off. He was an assistant with coach [Bill] Bowles. Nothing really changed. When I first came to Meadowbrook, I actually thought he was the head coach until I met coach Bowles. It was a real easy adjustment."

On college: "Right now, I'm looking at colleges. I'm focused on my senior season. Trying to win a state championship."

What a college coach would get with Coble: "A college would get a hard-working player that leaves it all on the field."

- Stephen M. Lewis