SIDELINES

Spotlight Athlete: DerJuan Gambrell

5/26/2011
DerJuan Gambrell
DerJuan Gambrell

School: Rogers

Year: Senior

Sports: Football, track

Notes: Football -- All-City League first team; All-Ohio third team; defensive back committed to play at Ohio State; track -- recently won 110-meter hurdles, 400, and anchored winning 1600 relay team at City League meet; second in high jump; won 110 hurdles, 400, and ran on winning 800 and 1600 relay teams at Division I district

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: Math

Car/vehicle: Camaro

MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

Video game: Madden 2011

Place to shop: Finish Line

Musical artist: Webbie

Song: "Do It Bigger," by Webbie

TV show: SportsCenter

Movie: Money Talks

Actor: Chris Tucker

Actress: Halle Berry

Magazine: Sports Illustrated

Radio station: 97.3 FM

Food: Marco's all-meat pizza

Beverage: Gatorade

Fast food: McDonald's

Can't-resist snack: Oreo cookies

Place to visit: Columbus

Athlete: Troy Polamalu

Baseball team: Red Sox

NFL team: Steelers

NBA team: Mavericks

Persons I most admire: Erik Kynard

Person I'd like to meet: Ed Reed

It really bothers me when ... people ignore me

In 10 years I hope to be... successful and with a family

My No. 1 goal this year is … becoming a Buckeye

My top sports moment: Scoring a touchdown at the Offense-Defense All-America Bowl in Myrtle Beach

Ohio State or Michigan? Ohio State