We ask the questions and select area high school personalities provide the answers Steelers Jerseys in a weekly Q A spotlighting those who play and coach the games from September through June:CONNOR DIXON, SOUTH PARKDixon is a 6-foot-4 1/2, 185-pound senior and one of the top quarterbacks in the WPIAL. He has completed 17 of 36 passes for 367 yards and five touchdowns in three games. He is one of the main reasons South Park is the Post-Gazette's No. 1-ranked Class AA team in the WPIAL and PIAA. Dixon has made a verbal commitment to Michigan State.Q: You played a big game against Seton-LaSalle Saturday night. What do you think of Saturday night high school games?A: I don't prefer it, but it's something we can't control. It's actually boring. It's not like when you go to school the day of a Friday game and everyone is pumped up.Q: You're averaging only 10 throws a game. Ever wish you threw more?A: Yeah, I do, but we're winning so ... if the game ever comes along where we need to throw 20 or 30 times, that would be cool. But it will probably never happen.Q: Are you superstitious?A: I'm extremely superstitious. Like, I have to wear the same undershirt every game. It says Martha's Run on it. That's a race in Mt. Lebanon for my aunt, Martha Dixon. She was an FBI agent killed in the line of duty. If I don't wear that shirt, I'll freak out. I wear the same towel every game, too. And the day of games, I can only drink water and Gatorade. Nothing else.Q: Jessica Simpson -- hot or not?A: Ahhhhh. Gorgeous.Q: Anybody better?A: Jessica Biel. You know, from 7th Heaven and Blade-3. She's my dream girl.Q: Is being homecoming queen important to girls at your school?A: They act like it's not. But I know when that time comes around, they wish they were it.Q: What's the hardest thing about Rashard Mendenhall Jersey taking the SAT?A: Sitting in a desk for four hours. That's a terrible experience.Q: People might be surprised to know that you ... ?A: Played the piano for seven or eight years.Q: You don't play it any more?A: I just got to the age, probably sixth grade, where I didn't want to do it anymore. Actually, I wish I still played it. That would be real sweet because chicks dig piano.Q: Are race-car drivers athletes?A: Yeah, I think so. I think you have to be athletic to drive a car. Or at least to drive it as well as they do.Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?A: I see myself living a pretty normal life. I don't know what I want to do yet, but I see myself having a family and just being successful.-- By Mike WhiteAMANDA SHINE, RINGGOLDA senior forward on the Ringgold girls' soccer team, Shine scored four goals in a recent win against Uniontown to push her career total to 112, breaking the Rams' school record held by Jen Pergola, a 2002 graduate. Shine is the leading scorer for the Rams this season with 16 goals.Q: How does it feel to set such a distinguished record?A: It feels pretty good. I worked hard for everything to get to this point.Q: When did you first think becoming the all-time leading scorer at Ringgold was a realistic goal?A: I guess it was my sophomore year. I broke the single-season record of 39 goals by getting 49 that year. That's when I thought there was a chance I could go all the way and break the school record.Q: Did your parents or teammates do anything special for you after you set the record?A: They got me flowers and balloons on the field right after the game and then we went to Quaker Steak and Lube.Q: What television show do you never miss?A: Laguna Beach. I don't know why, because I never like those kind of shows normally. But for some reason, I really get into it.Q: Any pregame superstitions or quirks?A: One of my teammates tore her ACL and has come back, but it still bothers her a lot. So, I always juggle with her before the game. If I don't, I just don't feel right.Q: What is more nerve-racking and why? Taking a big test, or standing over a penalty kick at a key point in the game?A: Standing over a penalty kick. I think there is more pressure because it's like you don't have any time to think. You just have to kick it. Plus, if you miss, you can't erase it like you can erase a test answer when you change your mind.Q: What about Steelers' running back Willie Parker? Can he keep it up?A: Yeah, definitely. He is small but he is so quick.Q: Is there too much Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey on television? Chris Kemoeatu Jersey A: There was for a while. It's not so much any more, though. She does annoy me a little because she's so ditsy.Q: Did you ever give any thought to joining the Ringgold football team as a kicker?A: Yeah, I actually did. When I was a freshman one of the football coaches took me out on the field to see what I could do. I did OK, but I was afraid it would mess up my soccer kick so I decided not to do it. Plus, my boyfriend plays so that would be too weird.Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?A: I hope to have started my life with a job and everything. I'll probably be working in the medical field.-- By Colin DunlapDATA WAY112,000Amount, in dollars, Laney High School in Wilmington, N.C., made in three months from Nike for selling replicas of Michael Jordan's high school jersey. Jordan is a Laney graduate. The $112,000 is the same amount the school spends each year on instructional supplies.3Woodland Hills High School graduates who are starting in the NFL. Shawntae Spencer is a cornerback with the San Francisco 49ers, Lousaka Polite a fullback with the Cowboys and Jason Taylor a defensive end with the Dolphins.308Games in a row the De La Salle, Calif., High School football team had scored. The streak was stopped in a 7-0 loss to Clovis West. De La Salle, which had a 151-game winning streak snapped last season, had not been shut out since 1979.
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