LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC)—With the Prep Football season over, we are now firmly in the Prep Basketball season, with multiple athletes switching from one season to the next.

“It’s pretty hard, you have to get the proper sleep, proper rest, you have to eat the right things, you have to work out the right way, you have to do a lot of good things,” said Hamilton Christian Athlete Javon Vital. “You can’t do bad things, like eat bad things for your body, your body has to be healthy all the time.”

“At the 5A level, it’s hard to do it, but I’m kind of getting around with it, and I’ve been playing since I was a little kid, so it’s kind of coming naturally to me a little bit,” said Sam Houston Athlete Drew Dronet. “I put in a lot of work to get where I want to be.”

“It’s a God-given talent, I just come out here and do my best,” said Westlake Athlete Kevin Rideau. Basketball is actually my first love, so I always have love for this game, even if I go for football.”

There are plenty of benefits that athletes can take away from playing a multitude of different sports, but each athlete seems to take away an alternate perspective.

“It really works my body, it keeps my body in shape so when I go into football, I’m good to go,” said Rideau.

“I would say my work ethic and how my work ethic transitions from football to then in basketball,” said Dronet. “I’m a competitor, so I like to win, I like to get our team to win.”

“Your footwork, your agility to move on the court and move on the football field, your balance and things like that,” said Vital.

One of the biggest things that all of these multi-sport athletes share is the respect they have for one another every time they get to face off.

“I love seeing multi-sport athletes because I don’t believe in just playing one sport, I believe in playing multiple sports year-round, they complement each other,” said Dronet.

“It’s fun and it creates a bond between us,” said Rideau.

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