BEFORE EMMANUEL...Pettis was a three-sport athlete at Haverhill High School (Haverhill, Mass.), playing four years of volleyball, three years of football and two years of track...was a four-year starter and four-time All-Merrimac Valley Conference selection in volleyball...named the Boston Globe player of the Year as a senior...led his team to the Mass Finals his senior year.

Major: History / Education

Career Aspirations: to be a high school history teacher

Favorite Movie: Friday Night Lights

Favorite Book: The Giver

Favorite Pre-match Meal: pasta

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: playing in the Massachusetts State Finals as a high school senior