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Southern Alamance senior Mitch McClendon is the Times-News Football Player of the Week for Aug.16-22, as determined by a fan vote.
Making his debut as the Patriots starting quarterback, McClendon smoothly orchestrated a Southern Alamance offense that piled up 478 total yards in a 48-0 victory against visiting Eden Morehead.
McClendon was a perfect 3-for-3 passing for 92 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown pass to Cameron McGhee in the second quarter. He finished off the Patriots’ opening drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.
The Times-News hopes to put together a weekly football player of the week and athlete of the week (for sports other than football), to be voted on by the public.
Coaches and athletic directors can nominate a player for football player of the week and/or athlete of the week by sending nominations to david.kehrli@thetimesnews.com by noon Sunday. Include the player's name, year in school, accomplishments for the week and a head shot photo.
Seven high school football players from Alamance County teams opened their respective seasons with strong performances, making them candidates for the Times-News Football Player of the Week award.
Now it's time to vote on those athletes.
Take a look at each of the top performers and vote through Tuesday night. The winner will be announced Wednesday morning.
Neveah Gattis, Southern Alamance: The senior carried the ball 10 times for 86 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns, including one of 54 yards in the Patriots' 48-0 victory against visiting Eden Morehead.
Mitch McClendon, Southern Alamance: When the Patriots asked the senior to sling it, he was perfect, going 3-for-3 for 92 yards in the air. He finished the game with one passing touchdown and one rushing score.
Tylek Oliver, Cummings: The senior quarterback found success both in the passing game and using his legs in the Cavaliers' 32-25 victory against visiting Williams. Oliver finished 14-for-23 passing for 178 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He racked up 76 yards and two touchdowns on five rushes.
Cummings sophomore Jonathan Paylor goes through warmups ahead of last fall's game against Williams High School.
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Jonathan Paylor, Cummings: The sophomore athlete carried the ball nine times for 108 yards and caught seven passes for 121 yards. He scored twice, including on the game's first play from the line of scrimmage via a 55-yard run.
Nasir Price, Williams: The senior receiver hauled in four receptions for 97 yards and one touchdown. His night included deep-ball receptions of 40 and 32 yards.
Kylei Richmond, Williams: The junior running back finished the night with 11 carries for 90 yards and two touchdown runs. After a prolonged weather delay, his first carry of the game went for 32 yards.
Joey Teixeira, Eastern Alamance: The senior linebacker piled up 19 total tackles in the Eagles' 34-6 loss at Eastern Randolph. His performance included returning a kickoff 44 yards to set up the Eagles offense with strong field position.
David Kehrli is a sports reporter at the Burlington Times-News and USA Today Network. You can reach him at david.kehrli@thetimesnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @DavidKehrliTN. Subscribe to the Burlington Times-News here.
