Name: Antonio Madera
Age: 15
Nickname: Tony or Madera
Twitter handle: @A_Madera22
Parents’ names: Hipolito and Candy Madera
Hometown: Jim Thorpe
High School: Jim Thorpe High School
Years played: 10
Positions you play: Running back/strong safety
Fiercest rival: Lehighton
Other sports you play: Wrestling and track and field
Favorite college: Rutgers
Who wins National Championship?: Alabama
Favorite NFL team: Dallas Cowboys
Who wins Super Bowl?: Seahawks
Heads or Tails?: Heads
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite movie: Vision Quest
Favorite TV show: Counting Cars
Best place to play other than home: Tamaqua All-Sports Stadium
Favorite stadium food and where: Chicken fingers at Tamaqua
Favorite place for wings and best flavor: Dom N Ali’s, Route 903, Jim Thorpe, honey BBQ
What songs pump you up before games?: “Dead Wrong,” “Ain’t Worried ’Bout Nothin’,” “Dreams and Nightmares”
What makes Friday nights special?: “The fans that come out to support us, playing the game you love with your best friends.”
Describe your fondest football memory: “Playing Marian last year and rushing onto the field to Coach Rosenberger after winning the Anthracite League title and dumping water on him.”
If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be, and why?: “I would visit Puerto Rico because that is where my grandparents are from and I have a lot of family there.”
What are your plans after high school?: Go to college to become a physician’s assistant