Waylon Sparkman, Perryville
Position: Linebacker
Year: Senior
Season stats: 114 tackles, 5 sacks
Plans for next year: Going to college, but I don't know if I will play or what I will study
Favorite moment this season: Beating Ste. Genevieve
Pregame ritual: Yelling at each other in the locker room
Strangest supply in your athletic locker: Gold Bond
Typical pre-game meal: Salad, spaghetti
Funniest moment this season: A muddy practice after it poured all day and we all jumped in this huge puddle
Your best game: Ste. Gen., when we beat them for the first time in 13 years, and I had 10 tackles and my first INT
What do you like to do after a win: Celebrating with my teammates
Your nickname, and when and how did you get it: Everyone just calls me Sparkman
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.