Several area standout football players, along with their parents and coaches, gathered in Memphis on Saturday, December 16th, to be recognized as Hawkins-Harrison Insurance Players of the Week.  The capstone of the event was the naming of Connor Smith from Schuyler County as the 2023 Player of the Year.

 

Smith completed 162 of 267 passes on the season for a total of 2813 yards.  He averaged 17.4 yards per pass and 234.4 yards per game.  Connor was coached by Corey Randall and his parents are Sara and Shannon Smith.

 

The evening started with a meal catered by Keith's Cafe and Steakhouse in Memphis.  Pepsi-Cola Memphis provided the drinks.  Following the meal, former high school football coach and educator Brent Bondurant addressed the group, sharing humorous stories and meaningful advice for the young men.  

 

Following the introduction of the Hometown Radio Sports Network broadcast crews, each of the head coaches in attendance gave a review of their season and talked about their program and players.

 

Next, each of the weekly winners were recognized and presented with a beautiful commemorative plaque provided by Laser Creations in Memphis.  The weekly honorees were as follows:

 

Week 1:  Connor Smith- Schuyler Co.

Week 2:  Alex Oenning- Highland

Week 3:  Drew Holstead- Clark Co.

Week 4:  Elias Hatfield- Scotland Co.

Week 5:  Dane Blessing- Scotland Co.

Week 6:  Collin Hayes- Knox Co.

Week 7:  Callan Wheeler- Clark Co.

Week 8:  Mayson Humphrey- Schuyler Co.

Week 9:  Jude Watt- Putnam Co.

Week 10:  Beau Triplett- Scotland Co.

Week 11:  Elliott Sevits- Schuyler Co.

Week 12:  Mason Windy- Schuyler Co.

 

   

 

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