By Steve Svetovich
Gavyn Grems knows being a good teammate and working hard leads to success.
And those qualities are the reason Gavyn, 18, is expected to play a key role in the Holy Cross Crusaders running game.
Son of Shawn and Kathryn Hughes, Gavyn scored three touchdowns last season for Holy Cross in the COVID-19 shortened five game schedule.
He has been a member of the Holy Cross football team for two years.
Gavyn is also a two year member of the Holy Cross basketball team as a guard. He is a three year member of the Holy Cross track and field team as a sprinter. He is also a member of the history club.
Well-rounded, the three-sport athlete has a 3.4 academic grade point average. He is hoping to major in business at West Virginia University next year.
He talked about what it takes to be a good running back in high school football.
“You need to have good vision on the football field,” he said. “That is a major thing. You need to have speed and power as a running back.”
The senior stalwart said his parents taught him a lot. “My parents always look out for each other,” he said. “They teach and show me you need to be there for each other. You are supposed to pick each other up. And that’s how you should be with your teammates.”
Gavyn said he is learning much the same from new Holy Cross head football coach, Joe Giorgio.
“Coach Giorgio always tells us to pick each other up. Be there for each other when things get rough.”
The multi-talented senior talked about his future goals.
“I want to be a better person and be kind to other people. I don’t ever want to fall down the wrong path.”
Gavyn, hard-working and humble, has a positive outlook for the Holy Cross football team this season. He is looking at the bottle as half full. “I expect us to improve,” he said. “We’ve added some new and key players. We have a nice turnout of players this year. We expect to be good this year.”
Gavyn enjoys listening to music in his spare time and would like to see Da Baby, a rap artist, in concert.
The well-spoken senior said he is enjoying his experience at Holy Cross.
“I love it here,” he said. “I came in here in my sophomore year as a student transfer from Dunmore. The students and teachers here took me in as their family.
“The teachers here are really amazing. They are always there for you to help out. I really do love it here. I love everything about it.”