SJM_FallAthletes_1022FINAL_REG1 . qxp_Feature 10 / 26 / 22 1 : 23 PM Page 5 SJM : Who is the funniest guy on the team ? play baseball in college , but football is going well so JZ : That’s a tough one . I’m going to have to give it to you never know . I’m going to keep my options open . Wade Krisanda , he’s a senior . He’s a receiver and he’s I’m just enjoying high school and that will all come . I a good dude . Everybody likes him and he’s always have time . keeping the team’s spirits high on rainy days or in film [ study ] . SJM : Do you know what kind of career you’d like to go into ? SJM : Obviously , you like playing the games , but JZ : Both of my parents are lawyers so I have a pretty do you also enjoy the other moments in football strong connection to that . It’s pretty interesting to johnzohlman behind the scenes ? me and I like debating , so I can definitely see myself JZ : Oh yeah , they’re the best . I like the team dinners , going into law . My dad is mainly criminal defense Moorestown football film , summer workouts and going to get food after - and my mom works for the state . Zohlman earned the starting quarterback job wards with the guys , bus rides . Nothing beats that , at Moorestown last year as a sophomore and really . SJM : What do you like about growing up in flashed a ton of potential . He has been even Moorestown ? better this season as a junior and has led the JZ : I grew up walking to La Vita’s and Passariello’s Quakers to a playoff berth while reaching and Brain Freeze with all of my friends . I was always double figures in touchdown passes and over in a good location , never too far from anything , and I 1,000 yards passing , despite missing time liked riding my bike around town . It was a good ex - with a separated shoulder . He is also an out - perience growing up and I have nothing to complain standing student with a 4.0 GPA . about . I could maybe see myself living there in the future . South Jersey Magazine : Do you feel a lot more comfortable as a second - year starter ? John Zohlman : Yes , I feel a lot more comfortable and I feel like the coaches have more trust in me and the things I can do to benefit the offense . I’m playing a little bit of defense too , so I just feel more involved with the team . Our chemistry is good too . SJM : You kind of got thrown to the fire last year , right ? JZ : Yeah , it was kind of spontaneous . I didn’t know I was going to be the starter until halfway through the summer . The coaches did their best to prepare me and I think I had a pretty good season . SJM : What was the biggest adjustment ? JZ : Just the speed of the game . There’s a lot of mov - ing pieces , the fans are loud and there’s a lot of dis - tractions . I think getting comfortable just comes with time . SJM : You and the team got off to a great start this year . What was the key ? JZ : I think we had a lot of confidence and we were just getting better each week . SJM : Did you play quarterback growing up ? JZ : I did not ; freshman year was my first year . I was a running back in eighth grade … and in my younger years I was a lineman . But I always wanted the ball in my hands so it was my idea to switch . SJM : Which quarterbacks do you like to watch ? JZ : I was a big fan of Peyton Manning growing up . He was my guy . Right now , I like Josh Allen but I would say Jalen Hurts is my guy because I’m an Eagles fan . They’re off to a great start and I think they’re going to win the Super Bowl . I have a lot of confidence in them . SJM : Have you started thinking about college yet ? JZ : Yes , I’ve been thinking about it . I think I want to SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 19 issue 7 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 38 |