Preston Townley '13 Recruiting Profile

Drive, intensity, charisma, leadership. It is my belief that the four attributes I have just named are crucial for a quarterback to have... and i do have them, among many other traits.

Lets talk about MY Drive. I'm 6 foot 1 inch tall which isn't very appealing to coaches who want the prototype 6'4" guy, so I know that means I have to work even harder to improve other areas of my game to be better than those that are blessed with that height. My offseason consists of vigorous training programs that are conducted to be quarterback specific. I was a 2 sport varsity athlete, but now when it comes to sports I have one title... Quarterback. So all my time spent training during the year is focused on being the best quarterback I can be. All offseason I worked on being able to make next level plays and you can tell by my game film that the hard work payed off. Now let's talk about MY Intensity and love for the game. I've played football ever since I was eight years old and I have fond memories of my first touchdown. I threw a long ball down the middle, tight spiral, that hit my reciever in stride. As I watched him cross the goal line a feeling overcame my body that would forever change me. Because today, just like back then, I know there is no better feeling in the world than scoring a touchdown. That's why I don't have a love for any of these other sports. I've hit home runs and it's great, I've made three pointers and that felt good too, but none of those things can match the RUSH of scoring a touchdown. I love being on that field knowing that I'm the conductor of my high schools band, and I'm about to tell them to play our fight song all night. Now on to MY Charisma, I promise you that you've never seen a kid with as much spunk and belief in team unity as me. I have made it my duty as quarterback and team captain to make sure that my team operates as a family. I'm the one who organizes the Monday Night football parties, i'm the one who gets everyone together the night before a game, i'm the one who makes sure that everyone attends the volleyball games to cheer on our girls because I know that the closer the team is, the better it makes us. And i truly care about each and every single member, from the starters all the way down to the 3rd stringers. Last but not least let's talk about MY Leadership. God has blessed me with a never say die attitude and I believe that's one of the things that truly sets me apart. Our 3rd game of the season this year we played Galena Park who is a bigger school than us (They're 4A, we're 3A). Before that game even began I put the outcome on my shoulders and told myself, I will either win this game for my team, or I will be the reason for our loss. Some can't handle that sort of pressure placed on them. I welcome it. Put the game on my shoulders, I WILL come through in the clutch. We recieved the kickoff, drove down the field and struck first. I threw a 20 yard post over the middle and my wide reciever took it in for the score. We lead 7-0. Then Galena Park answers, they drive down field and score on us. I remember saying to myself, "This will be a fight." The game is tied 7-7 at the end of the first quarter, we've had some drives stopped and so have they. Then with 2 minutes left in the half, they punch it in. They lead 14-7. As soon as they score i'm ready to go with the thoughts of a 2 minute drill that has been on my mind since their last drive started. Offense takes the field, 6 plays 5 completions and 80 yds later, I throw another touchdown, sending us into the half tied up 14-14. I went in to the locker room and made it a challenge to each and every single player to battle with me until the end. That's exactly what we did. Galena Park came out in the third quarter and scored 20 unanswered points. Notice i said 20 because after their last touchdown, they missed the PAT. I told everyone on the sideline that they just gave us our opening to win the game. Some of my teammates looked at me with puzzled looks on their faces. They had given up, they had accepted defeat and lost all hope of victory... but I didn't. With 9 minutes left in the game, I stepped up and led an 80 yard drive down field that was capped off by another touchdown pass. Galena Park leads 34-21. Galena Park got the ball back. Our defense made a stop. I led our offense down the field yet again, capping off the drive with a 45 yard bomb that I threw across my body scrambling out to my left. Galena Park leads 34-28. Now the hope had returned, the crowd had been resurrected, and a fire had been placed inside of me that no one could put out. I remember very clearly our secondary coach telling the defense that if they made another stop, the offense would drive down the field and win the game. They came through. As I headed on to the field, for my final mission of the night, the secondary coach looked at me and said, "Go be the hero." I nodded in compliance. Everyone on our team knew I was about to lead our team to victory, as did everyone in the stands, as did everyone who played and cheered for Galena Park. For our last drive of the night, we started off with completion after completion, the defense off balanced, helpless, we didn't have one bad play, it was the perfect drive, capped off by a 10 yard rushing touchdown from one of our stud recievers. I have never heard a crowd erupt like it did that night, and I will never forget it. Our defense made one last final stop and then I took the field for the last time that night, not to score a touchdown, but to set the win in stone by taking a knee.

I have thouroughly enjoyed high school and I am focusing on cherishing the rest of my senior year, but the fact of the matter is I belong on a college football field, competing at a high level. I sit and think about my achievements this year, pleased, but not satisfied. I am already planning the work I will put in this offseason and it's scary to think how good I will be next year. If i'm a head football coach of a college i'm making sure I sign Preston Townley, because he's the quarterback that's going to make an impact on my school, my life, and my football team that no one will ever forget.