PETER R. BARBER/DAILY GAZETTE PHOTOGRAPHER Connor Farrington of Saratoga Catholic takes a shot in front of Zach Reese of Fort Plain Wednesday, January 13, 2016.
| Name: | Connor Farrington |
| School: | Saratoga Central Catholic |
| Year in School: | Senior |
| Height: | 5’11 |
| Position: | Shooting Guard |
| Current season stats or team record: | 6-9 record 21 ppg |
| Basketball Awards or Achievements: | 2016 Section 2 Class C Sectionals MVP 1st team WAC North all-team School record for 3s in game, 9. |
| Other sports you play in High School: | Soccer, baseball |
| Favorite moment from non-basketball sport: | Playing in Joe Bruno Stadium for Section 2 Class B semifinals vs Schalmont. |
| Favorite class in school other than lunch or gym? | Forensics |
| What are your plans after High School? | Become a police officer and eventually join the FBI. |
| Do you plan on playing sports in college? If yes, which sport and have you committed yet to a school? | Baseball and have not committed but looking at St Michaels and Saint Rose. |
| What are your strengths as a player? | Having a positive mentality, giving my all 32 minutes a game. |
| What skills do you need to improve on as a player? | Using my right hand |
| What improvements have you made recently in practice/training? | Rebounding |
| Favorite moment on the court: | Winning the 2016 Section 2 Class C Sectionals |
| Toughest moment on the court: | Losing in the Regional playoffs in Potsdam losing by 4 |
| What have you learned about team work? | That it doesn’t matter how good a team is, if you all work together and try your hardest that you can be a good team and be successful. |
| Name a couple of people that have been role models over the years and what have you learned from them? | Grandma, lost her battle to lung cancer. She was the strongest person I’ve ever met. |
| What words of advice or encouragement would you share with younger athletes? | Always try your hardest. The harder you work, the more successful you’ll be in the long run. |
| Do you have a saying or motto that you live your life by or maybe a team slogan? | Do your job- Bill Belichick |
| What is your favorite team activity, pregame or postgame,that you share with your teammates? | Listen to music in the locker room with them. |
| How crazy are your school’s fans? | Not too crazy |
| What team do you want to beat to win the Sectional Final or other tournaments this year? | Stillwater |
| What is a typical day like for you? | Get up eat breakfast, go to school, go to practice, go home shoot a little more, eat dinner, do homework and go to bed. |
| What are your interests outside of sports? | Patriots, Red Sox and criminal and police shows |
| Favorite food: | Tacos |
| Favorite local restaurant? | Moes |
| Favorite song/artist: | Night Crawler- Travis Scott |
| What’s your favorite old school jam? | Beastie Boys |
| What are your favorite movies or books? | Favorite movie is Rudy favorite book is the Hunger Games |
| Who is your favorite athlete (Any sport)? | Tom Brady |
| Favorite NCAA, NBA or WNBA team: | San Antonio Spurs |
| If you could have dinner with anyone who would it be? | Tom Brady |
| Anything else that you’d like to share about yourself, your family or team: | My basketball team is the hardest working group of kids I’ve worked with. We all have a good time at practice work hard and play very good as a team. Going to miss all of the next year. |