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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Jerred Ambrose, La Crosse Central

10/08/2014, 11:00am CDT
By Mark Miller
Triple Play Triple Threat WisSport.net

Name: Jerred Ambrose

School: La Crosse Central

Grade: Senior

Football Honors
Two-year varsity letter winner for coach Tony Servais and the Red Raiders ... Listed as a 6-foot-5, 205-pound wide receiver and safety ... Also handles the place kicking and punting duties for La Crosse Central ... Currently leads the team in receptions and yards ... Ranks among the top players in tackles for the Red Raiders' defense.

Basketball Honors
Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Todd Fergot ... Second-team all-league performer in the Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior ... Averaged 9.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a junior while helping Central to a 21-4 record and the league championship ... Scored a career-high 18 points in a non-league victory over West Salem as a junior.

Baseball Honors
Two-time second-team all-Mississippi Valley Conference performer for the Red Raiders ... Will complete his career as a four-time varsity letter winner.

Favorite Sport
"Baseball. As a kid, I always had a bat in my hands and loved playing catch and hitting in the backyard with my dad."

Best Part of High School Sports
"Becoming a leader in sports and in school. Growing as a person and as a player."

Best Advice from a High School Coach
"Just go out and have fun -- from my basketball coach, Todd Fergot."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports
"In a regional final in baseball, we were down 7-3 in the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded and I hit a grand slam to tie the game. We then won on a walk-off hit in the 8th inning to advance to the sectionals."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports
"Seeing yourself grow as a person and as a leader."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports
"The time you have to see your family and friends is limited, but knowing sports is your life."

Favorite Opponent
Holmen (team); Parker Weber of Aquinas (individual)

Favorite Professional Teams
Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, Golden State Warriors

Favorite Professional Athlete
Kobe Bryant

Favorite College Team
Wisconsin Badgers

Cumulative GPA
3.0

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against
Parker Weber of Aquinas

Most Admired High School Teammate
Alex Hayden

College Plans
Undecided

Activities Outside of Sports
DECA, Letterman's Club, Construction Academy

I Find it Relaxing to ...
"Lay around and watch sports."

Favorite TV Show
The League

Favorite Movie
Sandlot

Favorite Musical Artists
"I tend to listen to everything."

Favorite Subject
Woodshop

Favorite Restaurant
Jimmy John's

Favorite Website
Twitter

Other Family Members
Father, Mark; mother, Deana: brother, Drew; sister Marissa.

(If you'd like to nominate a senior student-athlete for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature on WisSports.net, please contact Mark Miller at wbnews@charter.net).

 

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