Speaking as a former elite high school athlete, I have to say it was probably some of the finest moments of my life. I went to an all-boys HS, so I didn't have the kind of female attention in school that many co-ed jocks got. However, if anyone saw the movie "Varsity Blues", that was a pretty good description of the types of parties we had after games. I had a girlfriend throughout high school, so I never partook in a lot of the sex that was thrown at me (Yes, even we jocks have morals). The funniest thing about these parties, though, was that most of them were thrown by former alumni of the school. We had access to college women, alcohol, and all the stuff young kids in HS shouldn't have had access to. I think it was well known by the administration what was going on, but they never said or did anything about it. I did have a LOT of things other kids my age didn't have, just because i was a football player.
All in all, being a jock has its privileges. However, I never once let it change who I was. I was the same guy, which I credit my parents and family for keeping me grounded.