Prospect Spotlight: Andre Gordon (2019)

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sidney sophomore <strong>Andre Gordon</strong> still has awhile to hash out his future, but in the early goings of his high school career he's seeing high-major Division I interest in two sports. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The 6-foot-1 point guard has been invited to games to three area high-major schools for his prowess on the hardwood. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have interest from West Virginia, Ohio State, Cincinnati and that’s it, that’s who I got. I talked on the phone to some coaches and I went to some football and basketball games,” said Gordon.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“But I’m getting recruited for football and basketball.”</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">A quarterback on the gridiron, Gordon is seeing some high-major interest for football too. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“I take football just as serious as basketball,” he said. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Gordon is hoping the mild D1 interest turns into more serious recruitment over the next 12 months. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m looking for more colleges to actually come out and see me and how I play. And for me to show them that I’m good enough to play high-major D1, whether it be football or basketball,” he said. “I want to get myself out there and get my recruitment better than it is now.” </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">On the hardwood, Gordon is known for his ability to get into the lane. But he’s been working to diversify his skill-set of late. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“My strengths are mostly driving to the basket and dishing off. I like to get my assists up, it doesn’t bother me not to score the ball,” said Gordon, Ohio’s 10th-ranked 2019. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve been working on my jump-shot all summer, on my 3-point and my midrange. Last year I wasn’t a good shooter at all, but this year I’m improved and ready to shoot it.”</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Last season Gordon started with the Yellowjackets, and this season his goal is to put the basketball program on the map. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“Coaches expect me to be more of a leader this year compared to last year when I was a freshman. And I started last year, so me starting this year won't be different, but a big difference will be me scoring the ball more because we lost some key guys from last year,” said Gordon. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just want to put Sidney High on the map, and let people know that we are a good basketball team and that we will be for the next few years.” </span>