Barberton junior football star Keye Thompson is the WAKR Male Student Athlete of the Week for October 7th-14th. Thompson scored three touchdowns in the Magics’ tremendous win last week over West Holmes.

"It was a great feeling as the line blocked well and I was able to get through,” said Thompson. “It was a great team win.”

Keye is a junior veteran on this team, as he is a three-year player and a two-year starter. On offense, he is team's most explosive running back while on defense his an All-Suburban League performer at inside linebacker.

"I like the aggressiveness of the game and it has helped me in basketball. [I] love to tackle," said Thompson.

Keye is a forward on the Barberton Varsity Basketball team, and also plans on running track this coming spring. In the classroom, he is a high level academic student who would like to be an Athletic Trainer when he finishes college.

"I have been around sports my whole life, it would be a way of staying in sports when my playing days are through,” Thompson says.

On the side of giving back, Thompson often circles the Barberton streets with other teammates picking up trash to better the Barberton neighborhoods.

Thompson carries a 3.87 GPA.