Friends’ Central School student athletes are guided by the mission of the School and its Quaker values. Athletics at every level promotes community and a shared responsibility for both the growth of the individual and the development of the team. Each student athlete understands in practice and in game that how you lead matters and sportsmanship is held in high regard.
De’Andre Hunter has never failed to surprise — fans, coaches and perhaps even himself. He isn’t the flashiest player. He isn’t the most animated competitor on the court. But he has quietly gotten the job done since high school, and despite adversity, he has exceeded expectations at every stop in his career.
“To firsthand see someone develop from a young age, and watch the stage of her development from a little kid, to a young teenager, to a young lady, and still be on that same track that you hoped and projected they stay on when they were younger, showing promises of being a phenom, it’s amazing,” said Brandon Shell, her club coach at Infinity Track Club.
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