FAIRHAVEN — From winning a Super Bowl to shattering the school’s all-time touchdown record a year ago, Justin Marques has already left his mark on Fairhaven High’s football program.
Yet, the senior running back isn’t content relying on past accomplishments.
“He wants to be better,” said Fairhaven head coach Derek Almeida. “I want him to be better. I think he’s got a lot of things he can work on and a lot of things he can improve on.
“I think he wants to play better football and he wants the team to play better football. He asked for a tougher schedule because he wanted tough opponents. When a kid asks you that, you can tell they get it. He wants to raise the level of the team and himself.”
RB Justin Marques waits for the snap during the Fairhaven High School football team practice held at Cushman Park in Fairhaven.
As the defending Div. 6 Super Bowl champs, Fairhaven has added BC High to its schedule for Week 2.
“I think the potential for us is very high right now,” said Marques, who has taken on a bigger leadership role from year’s past.
“Before he’s been more of a quiet leader, leading by example,” Almeida said. “This year it was like, ‘Follow me. This is how you do things. Listen to me.’ The young kids like him. The older kids like him. Overall, he’s doing the things he should be doing to set the tone the right way.
“He knows what he wants and he knows what it’s going to take for us to do things special as a team and for him to also excel as an individual.”
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Last year Marques not only broke his own Fairhaven High single-season touchdown record with 38 scores, he also surpassed the school’s all-time career mark of 41 set by Nate Pickup in 1992 with 68 touchdowns.
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Publish date : 2024-08-27 08:03:54
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