Name: Abby Schoffstall
High School: Minersville Area High School
Grade: 11th
Sport: Girls’ soccer
Age: 17
Hometown: Minersville
Family: Parents Rachel and Tom, brothers Ty and Cal
Accomplishments: Scored four goals and had an assist in the Miners’ 9-3 victory over Palmerton in quarterfinal round of District 11 Class A girls’ soccer playoffs Friday. Entering Monday’s semifinal against Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg, Schoffstall led all Schuylkill League girls’ scorers with 44 goals and 19 assists on the season.
Athletes I admire: Ronda Rousey ... “I like her fearlessness and competitiveness. She is so confident.”
Favorite sports teams: Notre Dame women’s basketball, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team
What age did you start playing soccer?: 5
Why did you decide to play soccer this season? (Schoffstall missed freshman year with an injury, did not play as a sophomore): “I just like the girls on our team. I like playing with them. They are just great to be around and I saw the potential we had. I just missed playing and had the opportunity to come out. I thought it was a great opportunity and a great chance to do something good for our school.”
What do like most about playing soccer?: “I like the physical part of it.”
Keys for your success this season?: “I think the girls on our team are extremely hard workers and when they are working hard, you want to work hard and do good for them, like our seniors.”
Are you surprised you’ve scored as many goals as you have this season?: “I am not surprised. I am a forward, that is my job is to score goals. If the opportunity is there, that’s what I want to do to help our team win.”
What are your plans after high school?: Go to college and study something in the medical field. Undecided if she wants to play sports.
Past winners
Sept. 16 — Cam Greenawalt, Blue Mountain, boys’ soccer
Sept. 23 — Abby Stankiewitch, Marian, girls’ volleyball
Sept. 30 — Dylan Bucior, Jim Thorpe, cross country
Oct. 6 — Tanner Cook, Blue Mountain, golf
Oct. 19 — Peppe Mini, Williams Valley, boys’ soccer
Oct. 27 — Caroline Rickard, Blue Mountain, girls’ cross country