In his 31st consecutive start for Bradley Central’s varsity football team, Wiley Suskawicz earned a spot atop the program record books.
Years of consistency have catapulted the senior into the Bears’ top spot for career tackles with 318, and he will get the opportunity to add to his total this week due in part to his own performance.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound strongside linebacker broke Tucker Bolton’s Bradley Central’s career mark of 308 in an emphatic way, as Suskawicz had 14 tackles to go with an interception while also rushing for two scores in the Bears’ 33-20 win at Jefferson County last Friday in the first round of the TSSAA Class 6A playoffs.
“This is our 109th year as a football program, and we have had a bunch of (NCAA) Division I football players come through here, like Dale Jones, Chris White, Jay Person, Marcus Goree and Tito Williams. The list goes on and on,” said Damon Floyd, who is in his 20th season as head coach of the Bears. “For Wiley to be at the top of the list of all-time tackles says a lot. His name will go down as one of the all-time greats in Bradley Central football history.”
Suskawicz plays with an intense pursuit of the ball carrier and hardly ever misses a tackle.