COLT THOMPSON-WARNER
Warner freshman Colt Thompson is a throwback to the days when a high school athlete played almost every sport available. You know, senior letterman, got all the girls and was Mr. Popular. Nowadays you seldom find athletes who play more than two or maybe three sports. The difference with Colt Thompson is that he plays four sports and he’s just a freshman. He plays football where he plays receiver and cornerback, baseball as the second baseman or outfielder, basketball where he’s a guard and track where he runs the 100- and 400-meter sprints and the 4X100 and 4X400 relays.
“I started playing baseball when I was four years old and then basketball in the first grade and have loved it ever since. I got into football in the fourth grade and all you had to do was throw me a swing pass and I was gone and then took up track in fifth grade.”
Making the transition from middle to high school this year has had its moments for Colt but for the most part it’s been pretty easy.
“The pace of the sports is a lot faster particularly in football and basketball, but baseball has been pretty easy because I’ve played summer ball for so many years. Juggling all of these sports and academics was tough at first but I’ve gotten used to it,” said Colt.
Along the way, Thompson has had some role models that he looked up to.
“In football, my role model is probably Joe Burrow. He played at Ohio State, and no one really expected him to win and then went to LSU where he won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship. In basketball, my brother Adam was a pretty good player, and I looked up to him and now coach (Anthony) Porter has really deepened my love for basketball which is my favorite sport because it’s the most fun to play.”
Coach Porter was equally generous with his praise for the rising star.
“Colt is going to be a great player for us. He adjusted to the high school game well this year and I expect to see him play a lot more next year. He’s got a high basketball IQ, and his strength right now is his defense. He’s here in mornings at 6:30 to get his shots in and spends time after practice shooting as well so I think his offense will come around next season and I expect him to be one of our tops scorers and rebounders.”
Though he’s just a freshman, he’s already created some highlights.
