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Senior Spotlight>Brady Higgins (Bureau Valley High School)

Braydon Higgins

Name: Brady Higgins.

School: Bureau Valley High School.

Date/place of birth: Nov. 11. 2003, Sterling.

Hometown: Walnut.

Family: Emily Higgins (mom), Chris Higgins (dad), Chelsea Higgins (sister).

Sports/activities: Basketball.

Nickname: Higgy Monster.

Favorite sport and why: Basketball, because it’s the only sport I do anymore.

Favorite food and where to get it: Steak cooked at home.

Likes: Music and reading.

Dislikes: A lot of homework.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: Teammates, because they struggle alongside you.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: My parents, because they taught me a lot of good traits.

Braydon Higgins

Who’s your dream celebrity prom date: Scarlett Johansson.

Name three historical figures you’d like to meet and why: Fredreich Nietzsche, because he has good quotes besides one. Albert Camus, because I like his philosophy. Julius Caesar, because he was a good leader.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Clothes.

The last song I listened to: “Juicy.”

People would be surprised to know: I’ve never watched a full game of basketball on TV.

I stay home to watch: “Anime.”

When I need luck for a big game, I: Listen to music.

The funniest person I’ve ever met: Mr. Benck, because he has his own special kind of humor.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: I was a good student.

Most embarrassing moment: I’ve ducked under a pass before.

Most unforgettable moment: Bathroom breaks during English, freshman year.

Ultimate sports fantasy: To see Bureau Valley win state in basketball.

What I would like to do in life: Go into Neuro Research.

Three words that best describe myself: Tenacious, smart, and funny.

Braydon Higgins
Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"