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Triple Threat of the Week: Joey Scaffidi, New Berlin Eisenhower

04/06/2017, 11:45am CDT
By Mark Miller

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Triple Threat is an honor given on WisSports.net to the top senior boys and girls three sport athletes in the state.

Name: Joey Scaffidi

School: New Berlin Eisenhower High School

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Extremely decorated high school football player ... Varsity letter winner all four years ... First-team all-Woodland West selection at running back as a junior and senior, and first-team pick at outside linebacker as a junior ... Honorable mention all-league at running back and outside linebacker as a sophomore ... Helped Eisenhower to 15 victories in 20 games over the past two seasons under coach Matt Kern ... A 5-foot-9, 178-pound workhorse who rushed for 674 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2016, 641 yards and eight touchdowns in 2015 and 538 yards and three touchdowns in 2014 ... Team captain and a member of the All-Area team.

Wrestling Honors: Recorded more than 100 victories in four years of varsity wrestling competition ... Three-time all-league performer in the Woodland Conference ... Three-time team captain for the Lions ... Earned four varsity letters and won one conference championship and earned a trip to the WIAA State Wrestling Meet. 

Baseball Honors: Three-time letter winner for the summer baseball program at Eisenhower ... Three-time first-team all-league player at outfield position in the Woodland West Conference ... Second-team all-state pick as a junior for coach Nicholas Wycklendt ... Team Most Valuable Player.

Track & Field Honors: Three-time letter winner entering senior season ... Three-time WIAA State Track and Field Meet qualifier ... Conference champion in the 100-meter dash and sectional champion in the 100- and 200-meter dash."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of playing high school sports is being able to hang out and compete with my close friends."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "My wrestling coach always said, 'No one feels sorry for you, you get what you deserve.' "

Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment would be winning the Homestead Invitational wrestling and beating three highly ranked opponents."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "It keeps me busy and it keeps me out of trouble."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Finding the time for homework and dealing with small injuries."

Favorite Opponent: New Berlin West

Favorite Professional Teams: Green Bay Packers, Toronto Blue Jays, New England Patriots, Oakland (Las Vegas) Raiders

Favorite Professional Athlete: Connor McGregor

Favorite College Teams: Wisconsin, UW-Milwaukee, Ole Miss, Tennessee

Cumulative GPA: 3.43

Most Admired High School Teammate: Jordan Canady and Jake Rastas

College Plans: "I am attending UW-Milwaukee on a baseball scholarship."

Activities Outside of Sports: Run for Faith, STiKs, Faithathon

I Find it Relaxing to: "Go fishing and hang out with friends."

Favorite TV show: How I Met Your Mother

Favorite Movie: Stepbrothers

Favorite Musical Artists: Felly, Tom Petty, CCR, Gyyps

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Restaurant: Qdoba

Favorite Website: Hudl

Family Members: Pam, Jason and Tony

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Mark Miller at wbnews@yahoo.com)

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