I got the mic: Dietrich Trumbauer, Egg Harbor Township football

Dietrich Trumbauer is a 17-year-old senior at Egg Harbor Township High School. Glory Days Magazine publisher Dave O’Sullivan caught up with the Silver Eagles’ linebacker on Labor Day to talk about the season opener against Atlantic City, possible prom attire, and where Trumbauer would like to be immortalized (locally). Sully: What’s going through your mind as the season opener against Atlantic City approaches? Trumbauer: We’re all business right now. Practices have been pretty good the past couple of days. Last year it was such a close game, so we know we have to be mentally prepared. Sully: What’s it like on that first play from scrimmage when you finally get to hit somebody in a different uniform for real? Trumbauer: It’s a great feeling to finally play against other people instead of always going up against the same people in practice. I’m ready. Sully: How nervous are you as the national anthem is played before the start of the season opener? Trumbauer: You always get those little jitters right before, but after the first play everything just goes out of your mind. You just have to make sure you don’t make a mental mistake on the first play. Sully: If you are one-on-one in the flat with AC quarterback Jamir Prevard, how tough is it to keep him from going 70 yards to the house? Trumbauer: Last year we had a problem with him scrambling on us. You want to make sure you have the leverage. I think we’ll get after him this year. Sully: Tougher preseason: football or wrestling? Trumbauer: Football, definitely. Sully: How much does being a good wrestler help you during the football season? Trumbauer: The wrestling aspect helps with conditioning. Wrestling is a tough sport and you can’t show weakness, and that helps in football. You don’t want to let the opponent think you are weak. Sully: What’s the toughest thing about going right from football season to wrestling season? Trumbauer: Being a little bit out of shape. You always have that little bit of off time during that break, so you’re a little bit out of shape, but they are both pretty similar in the aspect that you have to be mentally tough. Sully: When you are sitting in a hot gym during one of those all-day holiday wrestling tournaments, do you ever wish it was still football season? Trumbauer: Those can be long days. Linebacker Dietrich Trumbauer and the Egg Harbor Township defense will have their hands full with a dynamic Atlantic City offense in the Eagles’ season opener. (Glory Days Magazine photos/Dave O’Sullivan) Sully: What does your body feel like on Saturday morning after a tough Friday night game? Trumbauer: You’re sore and it’s hard to walk, but we’ll do a little bit of running and stretching in the morning and that helps loosen up the muscles. That always makes you feel a little better. Sully: What’s the toughest class you have ever taken at EHT high? Trumbauer: One of the toughest classes is a class I’m taking now, AP biology. Sully: I hear you only get four or five minutes between classes at EHT. At a school as big as that, how tough is it not to be late to a class? Trumbauer: If you’re going to your classes and not hanging out in the hallways it’s not that bad. But if you’re hanging out in the hallway and trying to do anything besides go to class, you’ll be late. Sully: Senior prom. Will you be one of those guys who wears a neon green suit? Or will you go with the classy, James Bond look? Trumbauer: The last two years I wore a regular black suit, but I’m thinking I might go with a white suit this year. Sully: How cool would it be for you if you were added to that mural on the side of Primo Pizza near the high school? Trumbauer: That would be awesome! You could show your kids that. Sully: Somebody gives you a plane ticket to visit anywhere in the world. Where are you going, and why that place? Trumbauer: I think I would probably go to Hawaii. It looks so beautiful there. You’re in a very tropical area, plus, they have football. Sully: What’s one thing you will miss most about high school after you graduate? Trumbauer: I think all the people. You spend so much time with these people. Sully: How much does your mom hate when you come home with a bunch of smelly football equipment? Trumbauer: She gets mad at me cause I’m stinking up the house. Sully: What are your plans for when you do graduate high school? Trumbauer: I’m hoping to continue my football career and play college football. I’m thinking about majoring in either biology or some type of pre-med. Sully: What do you think your 40-year-old self is going to think about your 17-year-old self? Trumbauer: Actually, he would think I was kinda cool. Sully: When you look back at this school year in June, what do you hope you would have accomplished? Trumbauer: I’m hoping to do well in my sports and grades. For wrestling, hopefully I can make it to states and not lose in the regionals. For football, I’m hoping we can get to the playoffs. Contact Dave O’Sullivan: sully@acglorydays.com; on Twitter @GDsullysays