“There are over 400,000 student athletes, and most of us will be going pro in something other than sports.” This phrase, which is popularly advertised by the NCAA, promotes a statistic Bob Jones High School student, Trey Bates, plans to be apart of.

Bates, who is a senior and the starting quarterback for the Patriots, is not your “typical” student athlete. With a 3.9 GPA and the aspiration to attend college, Trey anticipates the possibility of attending medical school. He also hopes to continue his passion of playing quarterback at a Division I university.

He takes rigorous courses such as AP English 12, Calculus A and the Health Science Internship. It seems not to affect his relationship with his teammates.

“It actually makes them respect me a little more. Also, I can help them with math if they need it,” said Trey.  Additionally, Bates mentions that a hectic schedule has taught him how to work on hard on and off the playing field.

Bates dismisses the “jock” stereotype.  “I honestly think that this stereotype isn’t true anymore. To play football nowadays, you basically have to learn a new language with all the verbiage and terms telling you what to do. And in the game there is no stopping the play and asking what to do. It teaches you to think quickly and be able to react to anything that comes your way.”