2025 Interview with Tristan Reed from Washington High (PA)


 

Tristan Reed

Washington High

WR/QB

Jersey Number 26

6’5 180

Awards won or earned: All-conference 2x, a decent bit of camp MVPs also

What are you going to miss the most from the 2025 class?

I would say my best friends—one of my best friends was my starting center, and it sucks to see him go, but I’m glad everyone’s on to better things in their lives.

What did you learn about yourself last season that you will use to make you a better player this season?

That what I was doing wasn’t enough, and I know my full potential, and it’s scary because I’m not even there yet.

What part of your game do you believe is the strongest?

I think the strongest part of my game is my athleticism and being able to go up and get the ball and also be faster than everyone else out there.

With this being your senior season, are you training any differently than you have in the past?

Yeah, I’ve been training 3x as hard as I did last year. It’s all or nothing now.

QB or WRC, which one do you feel you are best at?

I feel as if I’m better at WR just due to my athleticism, as I stated earlier, and I feel as if there’s no one out there that can stop me.

Would you rather beat your rival and miss the playoffs or lose to your rival and make the playoffs?

I would rather lose to my rivals and make playoffs because one game doesn’t define you as a team, and the end goal is to bring that championship back home.

If you could take one of your home games and move it to any stadium in the nation, where are you playing that game?

I would take it to Acrisure right in the hometown.

So far, what has been your biggest moment on the football field?

Probably sophomore year, taking my first start against Monessen and winning that game, because that’s where it all started.

Who is the best player that you have faced in a game, along with the team he played on?

The best player our team played against during my freshman year was Amire Spencer with Serra Catholic, but with me in the game, Donald Barksdale from Steel Valley terrorized us.

How do you get over a bad game?

I go home, think about what I could’ve done better, and watch film on it to fix those tiny mistakes.

Of the road games that you have played, which stadium has had the best overall atmosphere, along with the reason it was so good?

I would definitely say McGuffey. I mean, it’s a huge rivalry game every year, but sophomore and junior year at their place were packed and super loud.

If you are invited to play in any of the all-star games after the season, will you?

It would depend, just because I feel as if that’s a way that could lead to injury, so probably not.

Can you share with everyone any schools that have shown interest in you?

RMU, North Carolina A&T, WVU, Pitt, Cornell, Toledo, Akron, Ohio U, and Penn State.

What scares you?

Just the fear of not making my dreams happen and not being able to finish doing what I love.

If there were no cell phones or internet, what would you do?

I would just work out every day and be at the field to get better.

What is your favorite sports movie or show?

My favorite sports movie is definitely The Blind Side, just a great movie about life and football as well, and that anyone can do it, so let it be you.


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Give it your all, and then give it some more! Follow your dream!
May 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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