Coupeville Sports

Clay Reilly

As spring football practice kicks into high gear, we’ll be taking a look at a variety of players from Coupeville High School, with an emphasis on younger players and rising stars.

Clay Reilly is not the biggest sports star in his family. But that might change.

While older sister Amanda Fabrizi is a three-sport (volleyball, cheer, basketball) star for the Wolves, Reilly, a freshman-to-be, hopes to bust into the spotlight when he takes the football field in the fall.

“I want to score a touchdown,” he said.

A receiver who jumped from the soccer pitch to the gridiron last year as an eighth-grader (“I wanted to try something different since I have been playing soccer for the past eight years”), Reilly embraces the differences his new sport offers.

“I enjoy football, because it is a fun sport to play and also challenging,” Reilly said. “I would say I am pretty good at receiving. I want to work on my endurance and building strength.”

Like his older sibling, he plays several sports, with basketball and baseball on his list. Away from the sports world, he enjoys video games, hanging out with his friends and gym and history classes.

And, like most boys his age, he adds, “I love food!”

So it’s probably a good thing he shows some love for the woman responsible for keeping him fed. When asked who has had the most influence on him, the choice was easy.

“My mom,” Reilly said. “Because she pushes me to be my best and to keep trying no matter what.”