2025 Season-ending interview with Malachi Thomas - Allen from Alliance


 

Malachi Thomas - Allen

Alliance High School

Defensive end: left tackle.

2025

6’2 225

1st TEAM NE ISLAND DISTRICT 1st TEAM EASTERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE EASTERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD 

What were you feeling as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Alliance football team? 

I felt really good walking, knowing I left no doubt on the field.

What will you miss the most from playing high school football?

What I will miss the most Playing high school football is playing with my childhood friends from the 1st grade to high school.

What was the highlight of your high school football career?

My highlight of my high school football career was when I came back from my high ankle sprain injury and came back better than ever, making great plays on defense and getting a touchdown, and then my senior year, leading the team in tackles, and I also won the best effort award on the

What mark do you believe your class has left on the football program? 

The mark I believe my class left on the alliance football program even though it was only 3 of us left from our original class from our middle school team. What we left was hard work, perseverance, and mindset.

Who was the best player that you ever faced in a game, along with the team he played on? 
 
NOBODY

Who was the best team that you faced during your high school career, along with the things that made them so good?

The best team that I faced during my high school career, in my opinion, was Youngstown Chaney. My sophomore year, we played them in the playoffs. They had a lot of great players on both sides of the ball, and they had offers from Power 5 schools.

If you are invited, will you be playing in any of the statewide all-star games?

Yes, I would definitely!

What was the biggest lesson you learned from playing football? 

The biggest lesson I learn from football is to treat every practice and game like it’s the last time you’re playing, because you never know if it’s your last game or practice, and if you didn’t put any effort in, there’s tons of doubt.

Which part of your game must you improve on before moving onto college ball? 

Work on coming off the ball lower and getting hands off and working on different pass and run moves and staying in heel depth.

How is the recruiting process going?

The recruiting process is going great. I have just been patient, and I have been focused on school and my classwork and making sure my grades and GPA are good, and I have just been getting my film out there to coaches.

Would you name some of the schools that you are hearing from, along with any offers? 

Bluffton, RMU, Wilmington, Franklin, Washington and Jefferson, Baldwin Wallace, Walsh, Mars Hill, McPherson, Wooster, Wagner, Central Michigan, Penn, Kent State, Toledo, Siena Heights, Brown, Clarion, Eastern Kentucky, Youngstown, Glenville State, Heidelberg, Ohio Northern, Siena Heights, El Camino, Ohio Wesleyan, Amherst, Purdue, Arizona Christian University, Rutgers, Dartmouth, California, Eastern Kentucky University, Clarion, Central State, Brown University

If there were no internet or cell phones, how would you handle it? 

I would handle it perfectly because it’s all a distraction.

What is a skill or talent that you have that would shock those who know you?

I’m a great fisher.

What is your favorite current TV show?

CORBA KAI



 

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