CoverThreeAthletics 2019 WPIAL Football Player Spotlight: Day 1 (Ray Holmes)
Ray Holmes pushes a Seton LaSalle football player down to the ground.
SOURCE: Ray Holmes (HUDL)
Ray Holmes will be a 4-year member of the Serra Catholic football team next season. He is looking to have a big senior year in 2019. We got to ask Ray some questions before the start of the 2019 WPIAL football season.
Description
Name: Ray Holmes
School: Serra Catholic
Sport: Football
Position: Running Back and Defensive End
Class: 2020
Questions & Answers
What are the expectations for Serra Catholic's football team in 2019?
Ray Holmes: "We are expecting a winning season. My expectations for the team is a WPIAL championship appearance."
Khalil Smith rushed for a respectable 886 yards last season for your team. Do you feel that with him gone that the team is going to rely on you in the rushing game?
RH: "Yes, they will rely on me. Expect a 1,000+ yard season from me this year."
You also play defensive end. What's it like playing two positions in football, especially on both sides of the field?
RH: "It’s normal to me. I’ve been doing it my whole life. I do a lot of practice to prepare for it."
If you had to choose to between playing running back or defensive end in college, which would you think you would choose?
RH: "I would go with where ever I'm needed on that team because I like to play both positions. I love to score for my team, and I love to smack ball carriers. If I got to choose in college it would be a tough decision; I would probably go with running back."
Are there any colleges that you are interested to play college football at?
RH: "Waynesburg University, Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia, Youngstown State, Akron, and Wisconsin."
If you did not attend Serra Catholic, what public high school would you have attended?
RH: "Penn Hills High School"
If you had to choose one other WPIAL football to come play for Serra Catholic, next season, who would it be and why?
RH: "Diontae Givens (Sto-Rox High School, Class of 2021) because he’s a hard worker. He can lead the young guys at Serra Catholic."
So far, what was your favorite 2019 NBA offseason free agent signing?
RH: " Kyrie Irving & Kevin Durant signing with the Brooklyn Nets."
Tell us something that people would be surprised to know about you.
RH: " I work out three times a day during the summer, and two times a day during the school year."
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