Mitch Parsons, Chaparral
Height: 6-foot-4½.
Weight: 238 pounds.
Age: 17. Born: June 2, 1995, in Tempe, Ariz.
High school sports: Football (2011 All-Colorado tight end by The Denver Post) and basketball (center).
Grade-point average: 3.5.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: Mathematics.
My favorite athlete: DeMarcus Ware.
My favorite team: Dallas Cowboys.
What I listen to: A little of everything, but I prefer underground, nothing mainstream.
The best things on my training table: Steaks and smoothies.
Planned career: Business; has committed to University of Colorado football.
My family: Parents Greg and Kristen, sister Kayla.
I would love to visit: Africa or the Amazon.
Are high school sports necessary?: Oh, yeah. At Chaparral, we’ve had deaths and tragedies. The school rallies around the teams. You can’t go to school every day just for school. My high school experience has to involve sports.
