Kris Cottner, Perryville
Position: Running back
Year: Senior
Plans for next year: Continue playing football somewhere
Season stats: 221 carries for 1,157 yards and 7 TDs; 8 catches for 48 yards
Favorite moment this season: Beating Ste. Genevieve (21-14 in Week 3)
Pregame ritual: I always try to sleep on the bus ride
Pre-game meal: Salad and spaghetti
Strangest supply in your athletic locker: Tape
What was your best game: Ste. Genevieve, where I had a career high for rushing yards (31 carries for 205 yards and no touchdowns) and the fact that we had not beaten them in 13 years
What do you like to do after a win: Call my family and friends to tell them about the game
Your nickname, and when and how did you get it: Kip. My brother gave it to me when I was just a baby
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