D9and10Sports.com is highlighting returning high school student-athletes this summer. The year in school listed next to the athlete’s name is the year the athlete is entering this fall.
Full List of 2021 Player Profiles
Joseph Mansfield III – Redbank Valley – Senior
Parents Names: Jodi Mansfield, Joseph Mansfield Jr
Sports Played: Football, basketball, track
Siblings: Erika Buzard 34, Drew Buzard 30, Daniel Mansfield 12
Social Media Handles: Instagram joe_m89 – Twitter joe_m22
2020-21 Highlights: All-State for the second and third times for football, All-Conference for football, All-Conference in Track and Field for the high jump,long jump, and 4×100. I may have missed something. Coach said this year I guess I became the most decorated football player in our school’s 98-year history. I guess that’s pretty cool too.
College Athletics plan if applicable: I do plan on playing a sport in college, either track or football but I haven’t decided where yet.
Q&A With Joe Mansfield
D9and10Sports: How did you first get involved in sports and did you like it?
A: I first got involved into sports because I wanted to try something new and I liked it.
D9and10Sports: Who has been your biggest influence in life and why?
A:. My parents have been my biggest influence teaching me the rights and wrongs. And being hard on me pushing me to be great.
D9and10Sports: What is your favorite high school sports memory?
A: I’d have to say my favorite high school sports memory was winning the D9 title in football.
D9and10Sports: What is your favorite social media platform and why?
A: I don’t really have a favorite social media platform, I don’t use social media a lot.
D9and10Sports: What would someone who is meeting you for the first time be surprised to find out about you?
A: They would be surprised by the fact that I’m very laid back and the fact that I don’t really talk much.
D9and10Sports: If there was one period in history you could go back to, what would it be and why?
A: I would probably go back in time before electricity was invited to see how life was before it.
D9and10Sports: What will you tell your kids someday about living through the COVID-19 pandemic?
A: I will tell them it was boring with all the shutdowns and it caused a lot of problems in the world. And that it was really dangerous for many people.
D9and10Sports: What is your ideal place to live? Country, City, Suburb and why?
A: I would like to live out in the country. It’s quiet and peaceful. Living life at a slower pace breathing in the fresh air and you can own as much land as you can afford.
D9and10Sports: Is there anything you wish we would have asked you? If so, what is the answer?
A: I can’t think of anything.
