Trent Silfies was a Spotlight staff reporter for one year.  During his four years at the high school, he also played football and ran track, both earning him varsity letters.  

In tenth grade, he was named all-league and all-state honorable mention for football. During his junior year, he was recognized again in football for Triple Hot Play of the Week and Special Teams MVP, and he was also recognized in track as all-area honorable mention and second in the league.

Trent says he will miss Friday night football games the most.  

“Even though I will continue to play football,” he said, “there is still something special about playing with your best friends and representing your hometown against your hated rivals.”

Trent said his favorite memory is “winning the Colonial League championship, making our mark on this town, and going down in history with my best friends.”

In the fall, Trent will attend Furman University where he plans to major in economics.  He will be playing football for the Paladins, where he will play cornerback for Head Coach Bruce Fowler. Trent chose Furman of its proven business school, and because he wanted to attend school in South Carolina where he has the chance to play football.  His future plans include building his own company from the ground up to a major fortune 500 company.

During his time at Southern Lehigh, Mrs. Kern was Trent’s favorite teacher, and economics was his favorite class.  

A piece of advice Trent wishes to share with the underclassmen is to play as many sports as you can and make as many memories as you can because you only go to high school once.