Athlete Spotlights

Erin Crouse- Senior

I would love to make sectionals but the fact that we have a few newer varsity players and only 2 seniors with a lot of experience, I’m not sure how high our chances are of winning sectionals. I am excited to play OESJ and Canjo because I think those will be closer, and more competitive games. I feel that our goals are not necessarily to win every game, but to improve as the season goes on. I hope to see more points scored and less turnovers as a whole team this season. I believe ever since I was in biddy basketball so around 10 years. My goal is to beat my own personal records from last year (like my rebound/scoring average), which I cannot do that without the help of my teammates.

Sarah Florian- Senior

I think that if we as a team try our hardest we have a good shot at doing well and winning games. I believe if everyone on our team gives it their all, we will definitely go to sectionals. The big games that I am looking forward to are the ones against Canajoharie and OESJ. They have always been our rivals and it would be great to beat them. I hope that our team works hard, doesn't let their heads down, and works together in order to succeed. If we do all of those things, we are likely to have a great season. I have been playing Since biddy basketball (whenever that starts). My goals for this season are to be the best I can be and to stay positive.

Robert Jordan- Senior

Standing at 6 feet 8 inches, Robert Jordan is the center for the Fort Plain Hilltoppers basketball team. Rob's expectations for this season are that he wants to make sectionals, beat Fonda and win the League. Rob has been playing basketball for 12 years. His personal goals for this basketball season are that he wants to win as much as possible, make a run in sectionals, and reach the milestone 1000 points.

Best of luck to Rob & the entire Hilltoppers basketball program!

Levi Thomas- Senior

Levi is a basketball player for the Fort Plain Hilltoppers. He is a starting shooting guard on the varsity team. His expectations for the upcoming season are to win a ring. Levi has been playing basketball for many years, you can say Levi is a veteran. He is very excited for this season. Levi is a great Basketball player and we have high expectations for him this year.

Best of luck to Levi & the entire Hilltoppers basketball program!

Isaac Paul- Senior

Goals for the season: I hope to keep getting better and win as many games as we can this year.

Season expectations: I expect us to well this year we have a bunch of veteran players, and a new player who are full of energy and ready to learn.

Years Played: 2

Emma Oldick- Senior

Goals for the Season: we lost two really good seniors last year so we have a lot of areas to improve on. If we can get in the right mindset I think we can place top three at sectionals and possibly win WAC. I have high hopes for this year and I think we can pull it together. I’m looking forward to our matches against Canjo and OESJ because they are always easy teams to bowl against. We usually can’t compete with Middleburgh but I think we have a fighting chance against them this year.

Season Expectations: I won a third place sectional patch last year for the individual high game and I expect to do the same or better this year. I’m excited to finally travel after having to bowl virtually last year. I think allowing us to travel will improve all of our scores tremendously. I’m just trying to go in with a positive attitude and do what I need to help my team win matches.

Years Played: 5

Tucker Jones- Senior

What events do you participate in?

500 Freestyle and 50 Freestyle.

What are your expectations for the upcoming season?

Ideally, I'd just like to get better and faster. I think a couple of us have a shot to make sectionals. I think I'm just looking forward to having actual meets, rather than computer meets. I'd like to see us set a few new records, but overall just get faster as a team. We don't feasibly have the numbers to be super good, but we'll see where it takes us.

How many years have you been playing your sport?

I've been playing for 1 year.

What are your personal expectations/feelings/goals for the upcoming season?

I would just want to get faster. I was alright last year, but it was my first year and I was still learning. Breaking a record would be cool, but it's pretty out of reach at this point. Win a couple races, grow as a team would be great.

Alex Smith- Sophomore

118 Pounds Weight Class

Goals for the season: "I'm looking to win sectionals and state qualifiers."

Alex has been wrestling for 8 years. He feels confident for this upcoming season. " I want at least 30 wins, have minimal losses and also to place in state qualifiers."

Madison Delgado- Junior

Madison has loved participating in cheer for a solid 3 years. She has hopes of being able to cheer in front of a larger crowd despite the restrictions put in place due to COVID-19. Madison told us she is very excited to see how the JV and Varsity groups do separately as it is the first time is years they are apart. The goals she has for both the varsity and jv are for the girls to go out of their comfort zones and have fun so they can not only entertain the crowd but include them. As for Madison, she hopes to find more confidence in herself so she can be more comfortable cheering in front of larger groups. A goal for herself this year is to achieve higher jumps.

Hailey Hogan- Senior

Hailey has been a cheerleader for the past 4 years and has loved every second of it. She is quite upset with how this season will prevail due to COVID-19. She has been looking forward to this big year as a senior and her experience just isn't going to be as good. Some positives though is that she believes that even though the cheerleaders will be restricted that the season will still be as fun as always and still wants to put on a show for the fellow people of Fort Plain. She is mainly looking forward to the varsity boys game against Canajoharie as it's normally the biggest game due to the rivalry between schools. Hailey is one of our best cheerleaders and were sure that she will put on a show like always.

Emma Karker- Senior

Position: Guard

Expectations for the season: Our rival games against OESJ and Canajoharie I usually look forward to. As a team I hope we grow together and work as a team to not only win but improve ourselves.

Personal/team goals: This season has not been the best but we really pushed through. I think of ourselves as a family and these girls have been there for not only me but each other through everything. I’m proud of each and everyone of them.

Years played: 7 years

Clayton Welch

Position: Point Guard

Expectations for the Season: The expectation for this season is to make it to sectionals and slowly make it states where we can bring that title back to Fort Plain. The game I’m looking forward to the most is definitely the Canjo vs Fort Plain game because it’s a game everyone lives for and the fans are normally crazy and the energy in the gym is just insane.

Personal Goals: My personal goal is just to be able to help contribute to my team as much as possible and hopefully bring back that state title for basketball and prove to everyone that it can be done when you work hard for it.

Years Played: 10 years

Rylee Herron

Position: A little bit of everything (guard & forward)

Expectations for the season: We went into the season with a good outlook knowing the teams were more even this year. Our goals were to be better than last year.

Personal/team goals: I'm very excited about the upcoming season as it is the last one with Sarah, Erin and Emma. I'm going to miss them all a lot and I hope we can make their last season fun.

Years played: When I was younger in Biddy Basketball and then I started again in 7th grade.

Ryleigh Hart

Position: Point Guard

Expectations for the season: I think we have a very good chance of making sectionals as long as we all work hard and play together. I’m most excited for our rival games against both Canajoharie and OESJ as we have a good chance against both. As a team our biggest goal is to work as hard at practice each and everyday as well as having fun while doing it.

Personal/Team goals: My person goal is to play as hard as I can every game. I am feeling confident about the season as we all have very good chemistry on the team. Lastly my goal is to score at least 10 points for most games.

Years Played: I played biddy basketball when I was in 2nd grade.

Estee Smith

Position: Power Forward

Expectations for the season: Estee went into the season with the following expectations, go to sectionals and win sectionals. He said, " We have high expectations this year!"

Season Goals: "My personal goals for this season are to be the best player I can be for my coach and my team. I want to make it to sectionals and win sectionals. I also want to make my family proud!"

Years played: 9 years

Owin Landry

Position: Power Forward

Expectations for the season: "I want to win as many games as we possibly can from now to the end."

Season Goals: "Be the most productive player I can be for the team and every other player doing the same"

Years played: 10 years