Nick Casso, a 2014 Langley High School graduate, will play quarterback at The Catholic University of America. Connection File Photo
Nick Casso quarterbacked the Langley football team to new offensive heights in 2013.
The Saxons averaged 40.1 points per game, scoring a school-record 481 points in 12 contests. The offensive explosion led to a 9-3 record for Langley and a trip to the second round of the 6A North playoffs. After a 1-2 start, the Saxons won eight games in a row, including a 28-21 postseason victory over Battlefield. The eight-game winning streak started with a 42-21 victory over Chantilly, during which Casso rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns. He also passed for 74 yards.
“The ability to score anytime you need it is a good feeling for a coach,” Langley head coach John Howerton wrote in an email. “No matter if your defense/special teams are strong that night or not, when the opponent can’t stop you, you know you can still win it.”
Casso, a 2014 Langley graduate who also played baseball for the Saxons, will attend The Catholic University of America, where he will play quarterback for the football team. Casso recently participated in a Q and A via email with The Connection.
*Connection: What made The Catholic University of America the right fit for you?
Casso: Besides the social aspect of the school and the many endless opportunities in the city, I chose Catholic for the academic advantages.
*Connection: What is your major?
Casso: Majoring in construction management.
*Connection: At what age did you start playing football? When did you realize playing college football was a possibility for you?
Casso: I started playing football when I was 7 and ever since then I thought college football was for me.
*Connection: What is your favorite memory of playing football at Langley?
Casso: Beating Chantilly at home 42-21!
*Connection: If you could go back and change one thing about your high school athletic career, what would it be?
Casso: I wish I would have tried to play on the basketball team. Never tried out so I never knew whether I could have made the team or not.
*Connection: What are you most looking forward to about the transition from high school to college?
Casso: I am looking forward to the independence of being at school alone and making all your own decisions.
*Connection: Who is your favorite music artist? Why?
Casso: Eminem, because he was doubted so much and had to work so hard to become famous; now he is one of the greatest rap artists ever.
*Connection: What is your favorite movie? Why?
Casso: ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ because I used to watch it with my friend so much that we considered joining the Marine Corps.
*Connection: What is your favorite food?
Casso: IN-N-OUT Burger.
*Connection: What is your favorite hobby outside of football?
Casso: Fishing.
*Connection: What location is the farthest you have traveled from the Washington, D.C. metro area?
Casso: The farthest I have gone is probably France.
*Connection: Did you follow the World Cup? If so, for which team(s) did you cheer?
Casso: I don’t follow the World Cup, but I’m always cheering for team USA!