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Senior Spotlight>Carter Salisbury (Bureau Valley High School)

Bureau Valley's Carter Salisbury on Mendota's Rafa Romero in Saturday's Class 2A regional action at the Storm Cellar. The Trojans won 64-56.

Name: Carter Salisbury.

School: Bureau Valley High School.

Date/place of birth: Nov. 8, 2003/Kewanee.

Hometown: Sheffield.

Family: Dad - Scott Salisbury; Mom - Shelby Crabtree; Sisters - Kate and Quinn Salisbury.

Sports/activities: Basketball and baseball.

Carter Salisbury

Nickname(s): Sals.

Favorite sport and why: I like both of them the same, because I’ve played each one my entire life.

Favorite food and where to get it: Steak from my uncle’s cows.

Likes: Fishing and hunting.

Dislikes: Sleeping in.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: My Dad. He pushed me ever since I was young and has always been there for me.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: My Mom. She has taught me so many life lessons and she has done so much for me.

Who’s your dream celebrity prom date: Olivia Dunne.

Name three historic figures you’d like to meet and why: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr. I chose them, because they all play a huge role in today’s world even though they aren’t here and have a big part in where we are as a country now.

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

The last song I listened to: “Africa” by Toto.

People would be surprised to know: I’m pretty boring.

I stay home to watch: Netflix.

When I need luck for a big game, I: Pray.

The funniest person I’ve ever met: Layton Britt, because he makes me laugh even at the most simple things he does.

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

Most embarrassing moment: Coach J telling me every single day that I need to cut my hair.

Bureau Valle's Carter Salisbury shoots against Mendota Saturday.

Most unforgettable moment: Winning the Wethersfield Thanksgiving Tournament for the first time in awhile.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Hitting a game winner.

What I would like to do in life: Get married and start a family of my own.

Three words that best describe myself: Passionate, motivated, and reliable.

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"