Every so often, we run into a football player who is more than just a brawler in shoulder pads.
Last season, it was Sean Nill of Laguna Creek, a terror in the trenches who especially prided himself in his theatre and drama work. And there was Grant quarterback Kipeli Koniseti, who could fire a 40-yard strike and use those same fingers to play a nice tune on the piano.
This season, it's Alex Chernyy, a powerful 240-pound senior defensive tackle for Whitney from Moldova, a country between Romania and Ukraine. He is in his first year of football, and a rising star at the position, who has played the panflute in concerts and weddings since his youth.
