High school Player of the Season for football
Tolbert Nemo
Concord football
The senior running back broke the Crimson Tide’s all-time rushing mark that had stood since 1975. He finished his career with 2,924 rushing yards, including 1,193 this season.
Q: What’s one word that sums up this past season?
A: Exciting
Q: What was the most memorable moment of the season, and why?
A: Beating Nashua South. It proved that we can beat good teams and that we were one of the good teams.
Q: Looking back on the season, the one-point loss to Nashua North may have been the difference between making and not making the playoffs. How do you look at the season: a success that you finished above .500, or disappointment that you didn’t make the playoffs?
A: A disappointment we didn’t make the playoffs.
Q: How meaningful was it for you to break the school’s all-time rushing record? And did you ever imagine you’d be able to do it?
A: It is meaningful to me now because I hold an all-time record at CHS, but I never gave it much thought before that because individual records don’t mean that much to me.
Q: Who was the unsung hero on your team, and why?
A: The entire offensive and defensive line … because they were usually much smaller than most of the other teams we played.
Q: Which teammate of yours would you least like to be tackled by, and why?
A: Brandon Barrett – in practice he was the hardest hitter on the field.
Q: Who do you most look up to, in life and on the football field?
A: Ethan King and my teammates over the past four years.
Q: What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?
A: Never quit.
Q: What words of advice would you give to next year’s incoming freshmen?
A: Practice hard and stay together.
Q: What will you miss most about Concord High football?
A: My teammates and coaches.
Q: What’s your favorite subject in school?
A: Physical Education
Q: And your least favorite?
A: Science
Q: If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life (nutrition isn’t a factor), what would it be?
A: Steak dinners
Q: What’s one sport you wish you were good at but are not?
A: Ice hockey
Q: Do you follow the NFL or college football, and if so, what’s your favorite team?
A: Yes. N.Y. Giants
Q: Do you have a favorite song that gets you pumped up before a game?
A: No.
Q: Is there a TV show you just can’t miss?
A: No.
Q: What are your plans for next year, and do they involve football?
A: Want to attend college and play football and/or track. Looking at Curry College and Springfield College.
Q: What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do?
A: Reading and understanding English as a young student.
Q: If Hollywood were to make a movie about you, which actor would you want to play you?
A: Walters Ndi (my teammate)
Q: If you could go to any sporting event, what would it be?
A: Super Bowl or NBA Championship game.
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