RAIDER SPORTS PROFILES - CLASS OF 2009


GIANCARLO GRANESE
Born: October 29, 1990 in Atlantic City
I most root for: Chelsea Football Club
My sports hero: Zinedine Zidane
What I like about soccer: the glory, winning, passion
What I'd change about soccer: offside rule
My other high school sports: basketball
Other sports I enjoy: pickleball, volleyball
Most memorable sports experience: winning the 2005 state soccer 
	championship and reaching state final in 2007

Favorite actor: Will Ferrell
Favorite actress: Jessica Alba
All-time favorite movie: "Braveheart"
Best movies I've seen this year: "The Dark Knight" and "Stepbrothers"
Worst movie I've ever seen: "Strangers"
I would love to join the cast of this TV show: Friday Night Lights
Favorite website: soccer.com
Favorite singer: Little Wayne
Favorite group: 36 Mafia
My special song: "Lollipop" by Little Wayne

Last book I finished: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon
Three foods I'd eat all the time: Philly cheesesteaks, tacos, pasta
Three foods I'll never eat again: beans, sprouts, liver
Guilty pleasures: buying soccer and basketball shoes
If I could visit anyplace it would be: Hawaii

Favorite teacher: Dr. Herrmann 
What I like most about OCHS: it's on the beach 
What I'd change about OCHS: morning start time 

What I wanted to be growing up: fireman 
My favorite lunchbox as a kid: Ninja Turtles 
My current cell phone ringtone: "Live Your Life" by T.I. 
Most embarrassing moments: falling in front of a bunch of girls in school 
Cause I most believe in: never give up
Most treasured possession: my soccer shoes
Non-relatives who have most influenced me: soccer coaches, friends, teachers
Best advice: "Try your hardest and never give up", from my uncle

College I'm attending: Hofstra University 
I plan to study: business

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