BSM NOTES: Earned the team’s Gonsior Hustle Award last season ... Saw action in 21 games with 17 starts behind the plate ... Played for Chester Bird American Legion last summer ... Two-year letterwinner in football for the Red Knights ... Rushed for 523 yards and four touchdowns this past season ... Also caught a touchdown pass ... Earned honorable mention all-conference and academic all-conference honors for the 2013 North Suburban Conference champions ... Had 21 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns in 2012 ... Member of BSM’s speech team ... Honor roll student at BSM.
PERSONAL: Member of the National Honor Society and National Forensic League ... Spotlight on Scholarship honoree ... Parents are Michael and Paula Watkins.