Ever since he was a young boy, Anthony Ippolito has had a soccer ball at his feet. Soccer is a staple in the Ippolito family, and Anthony has loved playing the game for quite a long time. Anthony displays his passion for the pitch as a member of the boys’ soccer team at Guilford High School, where he is about to begin his senior year.

“I’ve been playing soccer since I was very little. As a toddler, there was never a time I didn’t have a ball with me,” says Anthony. “Soccer was always important in my family. Every weekend, my grandfather [Antonio], who came to America from Italy, and my father [Joe] would watch soccer, and they helped me to love the game.