Lake Norman QB stud, Josh, named AP N.C. high school football player of the year
The Story
Lake Norman’s Josh Ladowski named N.C. high school football player of the year by the AP.
The Facts
– Set state records with 5,647 yards of total offense and 77 touchdowns (combining passing/rushing).
– Passed for 3,628 yards and 43 touchdowns. Ran for 2,019 yards and 34 touchdowns.
– East Lincoln QB, Chazz Surratt, came in second in the AP voting.
– Josh was also named Gatorade player of the year in N.C.
– Josh has signed to play baseball at UNC (scholarship). Yes, baseball.
– Maintains a 3.84 GPA, 5’9″, 185 pounds and according to hudl.com can bench press 290lbs and squat 455lbs.
Quotes:
– “Some of it’s God-given talent, but the majority of it is just his will and his heart are just unmatched” said his head coach Rob McNeely to the AP.
– “I have coached against Josh Ladowski for two years, and in my 30 years of coaching, I have honestly never seen a high school player do what this guy can do,” said Nick Bazzle, head coach of rival Alexander Central High to the Observer.
Congratulations to @joshladowski AP player of the year. Glad I got to see him play football. pic.twitter.com/hLeZLcgWHl
— Ken Bumgarner (@DeepPurple51) January 1, 2015
@NCPreps @JEPopeIV I also call @joshladowski “The Alien QB” He plays like he ain’t from around here…
— Langston Wertz Jr. (@langstonwertzjr) December 21, 2014
C5’s Take:
We don’t know Josh’s baseball stats (although we found that he’s a .290 hitter), but they must be incredible. Josh seems like an all around cool guy. Congratulations dude!
Photo: T. Ortega Gaines & Nell Redmond / Charlotte Observer
This story was originally published January 2, 2015 at 1:07 AM with the headline "Lake Norman QB stud, Josh, named AP N.C. high school football player of the year."