By Ken Hansard
Reese Fleming, Andover Central’s senior midfielder / centerback, understandably sounds like a kid in a candy store. The Jags are coming off a 15-3-1 campaign that saw them only narrowly missing state. She was named Second-Team All-AVCTL, Honorable-Mention All-State, and has also received All-Metro honors as a midfielder. But those are not the things that Fleming is most excited about, “I’m looking forward to my senior season with my best-friends. We have new jerseys that we designed personally, and we’re looking forward to all the fun activities we have planned. I am also really excited to play with the incoming freshmen. I play club with some of the girls and am eager to see what their impact will be.”
Fleming has accomplished a lot as a midfielder, especially considering that her more natural position is at centerback, “As a midfielder, I see my role on the team as being the connection between our forwards and defenders. My main goal as a midfielder is to distribute and move the ball around the field to help us keep possession and attack. We lost a few major role players from last year, but I’m excited by the freshmen we have coming in.”
In the end, Fleming just wants to enjoy the sport with her friends one last time, “I’ve been playing since I was three, and I’ve found some of my best friends through soccer. I love being part of a team that’s shooting for the same goal. I just want to make the most of my last season and hopefully reach state.”
Away from the pitch, Fleming is the media editor-in-chief of the News and School Publications at Central. She is also Historian of Spanish Honors Society. She boasts an impressive 4.2 weighted GPA and plans to attend Butler Community College in the fall to play soccer and continue her education
