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In the spotlight

By DEREK R. LaRIVIERE, Times Correspondent
Published November 23, 2007

Matthew Bute

School: Fox Chapel Middle School

Grade:Sixth

Sports:Football and baseball

Rec teams:West Hernando Cougars Mighty Mite Football and Spring Hill Dixie League Yankees.

Athletic accomplishment:Starting center/defensive end for the 2007 PPAL Super Bowl Champion Cougars.

Academic accomplishments: Perfect FCAT math scores the past two years and straight A's.

Favorite class: Math

Hardest class: Science

Favorite musician/band: Rascal Flatts

Newest iPOD addition: Thanks for the Memories by Fallout Boy.

Playing on his iPOD before a game: Life Is A Highway by Rascal Flatts

Favorite book: Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Favorite movie:Invincible

A moment in history he would have liked to have witnessed:When the Saints' Tom Dempsey broke the NFL record by kicking a 63-yard field goal in 1970

Favorite sports teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida Gators

Dream vacation destination: Germany

Coolest places he has been: Australia and Hawaii

Favorite sports moment:Tampa Bay kicker Matt Bryant's 62-yard game-winning field goal to beat Philadelphia last season

Whom he most admires: My dad

Most embarrassing moment: On my first play in football with the Cougars last season, I got knocked right on my back. I didn't even see it coming.

Dream job: Helicopter pilot or NFL player

Compiled by Derek J. LaRiviere, Times correspondent. Do you know someone who deserves the spotlight? Nominees must be youths who participate in recreation sports. Send us your name to kdixon@sptimes.com or call 352 544-9480.

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