![]() I don’t always like listening to music with a lot of cussing in it, and R&B really helps calm you down and center you. “I like a lot of rap, but I throw a little R&B in there too. What does your pregame playlist look like? As I said, just trying to make the most of the time I have left in school.” “I’m also coaching the school Powder Puff football game. I really enjoyed the opportunity to be part of it. They came (to Mountain Island Charter) for the video, acting like we were part of their team, getting us ready for a big game. “I enjoyed being in a music video with Blacc Zacc and DaBaby called “Bang.” It was the first time I had been in something like that, and it was really fun. What are some of the perks sticking around for your senior year has offered you? That’s something I want, and something I know we can accomplish.” Most importantly, I want to go out with a state championship. “Really I’m taking it one day at a time and not rushing things (in terms of graduation and going to Chapel Hill). Why was that your choice and how are you enjoying the ‘senior experience?’ You decided to come back for your senior season. Once I got one on, I never really looked back.” I would run up and down the sidelines watching him run, and couldn’t wait to put on a uniform. “I saw him playing, running the ball and scoring touchdowns. ![]() My brother was 6 years old and I was four. “The ones who really introduced me to football were my dad (Kings Mountain great and former South Carolina football player Calvin) and brother C.J. Who first introduced you to the game of football? ![]() Through five games, Stephens has 37 tackles and seven sacks.Īfter learning of his latest honor, we sat down with Stephens to get to know him a little better. The North Carolina football recruit’s 18 tackles and two sacks in a Week 4 loss to RS Central earned him the nod over other worthy candidates including East Lincoln’s Ben Cutter, Alphonso Goodson of Burns, Shelby’s Jimmy Whisnant and T.J. One of those is the opportunity to be named The Gaston Gazette/Shelby Star Defensive Player of the Week. The chance to enroll early at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was mighty enticing for Mountain Island Charter’s Gabe Stephens.īut high school only happens once in a lifetime, and the Mountain Island Charter football standout wants to experience all it has left to give.
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