VYPE Q&A
Manvel defensive lineman & OU commit Kori Roberson
Matt Reese
May 8, 2018, 9:31 pm
Kori has been playing football since he was four Vype
WHO: Kori Roberson, Manvel, Jr.
What: Won the ATH Poll of the Week - Top 2019 Recruit
Q&A
VYPE: How long have you been playing football and how did you get started?
KR: I have been playing football since I was 4. My mom signed me up for flag football with the Bellaire bears because she said I was too hyper and needed to burn off energy.
VYPE: You came up literally inches short of a title last year. How does that motivate you and the Manvel program entering this Spring season?
KR: It motivated me to inspire my teammates to grind throughout the offseason and fix our mistakes to win the 2018 national championship!!
VYPE: What would you say is the biggest strength to your game? What advantages do you like to create in the trenches?
KR: My biggest strength is my motor! I get after it from the start of the whistle to the end of it. I like to physically dominate my opponents.
VYPE: What are you looking to improve on the most this offseason?
KR: I want to improve my flexibility and technique.
VYPE: You're committed to OU. What were the big factors that went into that decision?
KR: It felt right... from the program to the facility and the coaching staff. It just felt like family
VYPE: What is your favorite subject in school?
KR: My favorite subject is Math.
VYPE: Go-to pregame meal?
KR: Yes, we get all of our pre-game meals from Honore’s Cajun Cafe. Best Seafood in Manvel!
VYPE: Who has had the biggest impact on your football career?
KR: My father/ Kori Roberson Sr. He taught me 99.5% of everything I know about football.
VYPE: Lastly, what is one moment from last season that you are going to remember for the rest of your life?
KR: I just can’t name one moment, but I will give you my top 3.
1) When I had 10 tackles/2 sacks in my first high school game against North Shore.
2) Catching the leading touchdown of our semi-final game against Temple.
3) Running down Highland Park’s quarterback throughout the State Championship game.
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.