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Name: Eric Kenesie

High School: Kenosha St. Joseph

Football Honors: First-team all-Midwest Classic Conference selection at quarterback and defensive back as junior ... Helped Lancers to a 12-1 record as a junior ... WFCA All-Region selection at quarterback as a junior ... All-Kenosha County pick the past two seasons ... The 6-foot-1, 175-pound athlete has rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns while throwing for 450 yards and seven TDs this season while helping St. Joseph to a 7-0 record under coach Matt Rizzo.

Basketball Honors: Scored a WIAA State Tournament-record 51 points in the Lancers' Division 4 semifinal win over Saint Mary Catholic as a junior ... First-team all-Metro Classic Conference choice as a junior ... Smart, skilled and poised point guard ... First-team all-state among Division 4 players by WBCA in 2022-23 ... Kenosha County Player of the Year as a junior ... Helped the Lancers to a runner-up finish in the Division 4 State Tournament last March ... Enters senior season with just over 800 career points while playing for coach Jose Garcia.

Baseball Honors: Member of St. Joseph's WIAA Division 3 state-title team as a freshman ... Metro Classic Conference all-league player as a sophomore and junior ... WBCA All-State third-team selection as a junior ... Helped St. Joseph to a 19-6 record and runner-up finish to Saint Thomas More in the Metro Classic in 2023 while playing for coach Ryan Gavinski.

Favorite Sport: "It's a tough choice between basketball and football. I love both sports and I enjoy every moment I get to play."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is getting to compete every day at the highest level and being able to do it in three different sports." 

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "No matter how good I do, it doesn't matter and to work harder than before."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment in high school sports is making it to the WIAA State championship game in basketball my junior year, which is the first time in school history we have advanced that far since joining the WIAA."

Which Person or Persons Have Served as Positive Role Models: "My parents have been the biggest influence for me because they taught me to work hard and push myself to be better every day. To never settle and always be disciplined in everything I do."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I get to play the three sports that I have played my entire life and that I fell in love with as a kid. It's also great to compete with all of my friends in all of my sports."

Most Difficult Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of playing three sports is managing my time to the best of my ability."

Favorite Opponent: "My favorite opponent to play against is St. Catherine's because they are always so competitive and it's fun to compete against the best."

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "The toughest individual that I have competed against is LaMont Hamilton of St. Catherine's because he is an unbelievable athlete and is as quick as anyone I have ever played."

Favorite Professional Teams: Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bears

Favorite Professional Athlete: Russell Westbrook

Favorite College Teams: Ohio State, Louisville

Cumulative GPA: 3.93

Most Admired High School Teammate: "The high school teammate I admired the most is Andrew Alia because he always was the hardest worker around."

College Plans: "I hope to play either basketball or football in college."

Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Student Council, Retreat Team, volunteer work at local parishes

Favorite TV Show: The Flash

Favorite Movie: Happy Gilmore

Favorite Musical Artist: Juice World

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings

Favorite Website: YouTube

Other Family Members: Eric, father; Jenny, mother; Christopher, Luke and Matthew (brothers); Grace, Samantha (sisters).