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Neal Dotterer set a Section 5 record for career passing yards as the quarterback for the East Rochester/Gananda football team from 2006 to 2008.
The former Blue Panthers star saw his first college playing time this season at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. The junior played in two games and completed 18 of 32 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown for the Skyhawks (4-7).
Q: What was your “welcome-to-college” moment?
A: Realizing that I didn’t have a curfew.
Q: What’s your favorite thing about being on your own in college?
A: Forming new and great friendships with a diverse group of people, figuring out how to manage and balance everything about my college life (academics, social and athletics).
Q: What do you dislike most about being on your own in college?
A: Trying to manage what little money I have.
Q: What do you miss most about home?
A: My family, friends, my dog, good food, a bigger bed, and all the extra comforts of home.
Q: Do your own laundry, or take it home to mom?
A: I do my own.
Q: Facebook or Twitter, and why?
A: I am all about Twitter — it is the “new” Facebook.
Q: Growing up in Gananda made me …
A: Really appreciate a small community — how close and supportive everyone is, how they come together in times of celebration and difficult times.
Q: How does college athletics differ from high school?
A: The game is must faster, everyone is a lot bigger, and the time and discipline required are much greater (meetings, film study, work outs, lifting, practice and community service/team activities/team meals).
Q: Which do you like better, your college or high school sports colors, and why?
A: Definitely college colors (sorry East Rochester Bombers). They are purple and white (high school colors were brown).
Q: What is your greatest achievement in college athletics?
A: Getting bigger, faster, stronger, and being able to manage my time effectively between athletics, studies and a social life. I have also developed lifelong friendships with my teammates.
Q: What was your greatest achievement in high school athletics?
A: Being a part of a team — even better when you are part of a winning team and breaking records. The guys I played sports with are still some of my closest friends today — we have created many memorable moments together.
Q: What is one piece of advice you’d give a current high schooler preparing for college?
A: Don’t wish your high school years away and be too anxious to go away to college and “grow up.” Enjoy high school.
Dotterer’s assessment of his progress:
I have worked very hard in the on and off season to become faster, bigger, and stronger — I have progressed in terms of my disciplined approach to sports, realizing how much time is necessary to dedicate to the sport, both physically and mentally (constant studying of plays, strategizing, watching film, etc.). I have also progressed in terms of the respect and gratitude I have for all of my high school coaches, teachers , family, and friends who have helped me along the way and allowed me to get where I am now.
Neal Dotterer set a Section 5 record for career passing yards as the quarterback for the East Rochester/Gananda football team from 2006 to 2008.
The former Blue Panthers star saw his first college playing time this season at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. The junior played in two games and completed 18 of 32 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown for the Skyhawks (4-7).
Q: What was your “welcome-to-college” moment?
A: Realizing that I didn’t have a curfew.
Q: What’s your favorite thing about being on your own in college?
A: Forming new and great friendships with a diverse group of people, figuring out how to manage and balance everything about my college life (academics, social and athletics).
Q: What do you dislike most about being on your own in college?
A: Trying to manage what little money I have.
Q: What do you miss most about home?
A: My family, friends, my dog, good food, a bigger bed, and all the extra comforts of home.
Q: Do your own laundry, or take it home to mom?
A: I do my own.
Q: Facebook or Twitter, and why?
A: I am all about Twitter — it is the “new” Facebook.
Q: Growing up in Gananda made me …
A: Really appreciate a small community — how close and supportive everyone is, how they come together in times of celebration and difficult times.
Q: How does college athletics differ from high school?
A: The game is must faster, everyone is a lot bigger, and the time and discipline required are much greater (meetings, film study, work outs, lifting, practice and community service/team activities/team meals).
Q: Which do you like better, your college or high school sports colors, and why?
A: Definitely college colors (sorry East Rochester Bombers). They are purple and white (high school colors were brown).
Q: What is your greatest achievement in college athletics?
A: Getting bigger, faster, stronger, and being able to manage my time effectively between athletics, studies and a social life. I have also developed lifelong friendships with my teammates.
Q: What was your greatest achievement in high school athletics?
A: Being a part of a team — even better when you are part of a winning team and breaking records. The guys I played sports with are still some of my closest friends today — we have created many memorable moments together.
Q: What is one piece of advice you’d give a current high schooler preparing for college?
A: Don’t wish your high school years away and be too anxious to go away to college and “grow up.” Enjoy high school.
Dotterer’s assessment of his progress:
I have worked very hard in the on and off season to become faster, bigger, and stronger — I have progressed in terms of my disciplined approach to sports, realizing how much time is necessary to dedicate to the sport, both physically and mentally (constant studying of plays, strategizing, watching film, etc.). I have also progressed in terms of the respect and gratitude I have for all of my high school coaches, teachers , family, and friends who have helped me along the way and allowed me to get where I am now.
