SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: Somerset Berkley senior Luke Faria

There is no off season for Somerset Berkley senior Luke Faria.

A three-sport athlete at SB, Faria is a member of the football, wrestling and baseball teams, and he excels in all three sports.

In his senior year, Faria has been a Herald News all-scholastic in both football and wrestling and is having a strong season for the tournament-bound baseball team as the Raiders' catcher and cleanup hitter.

The Herald News recently caught up with Faria and asked him a few questions to get to know him a little better.

HN: What person, living or dead, do you most admire and why?

LF: Brian Bosworth because of the way he played the game and the passion he played with.

HN: What has been your biggest moment as a high school athlete?

LF: Beating Old Rochester and Harry Smith in football.

HN: What other sports do you play?

LF: Football, wrestling and baseball.

HN: What is your favorite subject in school and why?

LF: Physics because I love learning about how energy and everything around us works.

HN: When not playing high school sports, how do you spend your time?

LF: Working out and hanging out with the boys.

HN: What is your favorite professional team (any sport) and why?

LF: The Boston Red Sox because of the history that comes with the team and all the hardships they’ve endured to get where they have these last 20 years.

HN: If you won a million dollars, what would be your first purchase?

LF: BMW.

HN: If you could go back in time and change anything, what would it be?

LF: I would go back and do knee strengthening exercises.

HN: What is the biggest lesson you've learned from playing sports?

LF: High school sports taught me to live in the moment because it goes by quick.

HN: Favorite musician?

LF: Rick Ross.

HN: Do you have any superstitions you use when playing your sport?

LF: Look up to the sky and point 3 times during the national anthem, one for my grandfather, grandmother, and a former teammate Mitch Garrant.

HN: If you were the principal of your school, what one change would you make?

LF: WiFi in school would be my change.

HN: What do you hope people will say about you when your playing days are over?

LF: I want to be remembered as a good leader and somebody that would do anything to win and make his team better.

HN: Tell us something most people don't know about you.

LF: I played basketball my freshmen year and only wrestled because my brother did it even though I hated it.

Throughout the year, The Herald News will be spotlighting local athletes, coaches and athletic directors. If you are a local athlete and would like to participate or know one who you feel should be in the spotlight, send us an email at sports@heraldnews.com.