Jackson Progress-Argus

Jackson High School’s LaDarian Spivey has been the leading scorer for the Red Devils since his junior season.

Jackson — Anyone who has been attending Jackson High School basketball games over the last two seasons will surely recognize the name LaDarian Spivey. According to his coach, Dary Myricks, Spivey, a senior, led the Red Devils in scoring last season and is doing so again this year.

But don’t be fooled by Spivey’s calm demeanor -- the soft-spoken shooting guard tends to let his ability speak for itself. The Jackson Progress-Argus caught up with Spivey last week to ask him about the game, his teammates and his pastimes.

Question: First of all, what’s your favorite part about playing basketball here at Jackson High School.

Answer: All of it. I like the traveling. All the stuff [that happens] before the games, during the games, after the games. It’s cool to see and play for all the fans, too.

Q: What athlete do you most admire?

A: Dwyane Wade. His quickness, ball-handling ability and the way he is able to take over the game when he’s got the ball is amazing.

Q: What’s the last song you listened to on your headphones?

A: “Shot for Me” by Drake.

Q: What’s your favorite movie?

A: “Glory Road”

Q: If you could leave right now and go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A: Probably China. It seems cool and it’s a place I’ve always wanted to see.

Q: What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?

A: Ha! Probably that I like to clown around.

Q: Now let’s talk about some of your teammates. Who is the biggest joker on the team?

A: Co Freeman. He’s always clowning around before every game. He keeps everybody laughing so that nobody’s uptight before the game.

Q: Who’s the toughest player on the team?

A: The toughest? I’d have to say Jarrett Watts.

Q: Who’s the quickest?

A: Jarrett Watts, he’s the fastest.

Q: Who has the worst taste in music?

A: Oh, man, Torian Hollaman. He’s listening to a lot of Michael Jackson and stuff like that. All of that older music.