Lincoln County senior wins Observer football player of the week
West Lincoln High School’s Cannon Bridges rarely comes off the football field.
The Lincoln County star has 140 tackles and 9.5 sacks this season. He has also rushed for 2,053 yards, has caught four passes for 77 yards and has 30 total touchdowns.
This week, Bridges, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior, is the Charlotte Observer high school football player of the week.
Bridges received nearly 37 percent of the roughly 35,000 votes. He finished ahead of Alexander Central running back Steven Montgomery, Newton-Conover running back Allen Wilfong and Mooresville kicker Isaac Riffle.
Bridges won after his performance in last week’s 48-6 win over Ashe County. It was West Lincoln’s first-ever postseason win.
Bridges rushed 25 times for 253 yards and three touchdowns. He also had a 2-point conversion reception and nine tackles.
Bridges and West Lincoln play Belmont South Point in a second round playoff game Friday.
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This story was originally published November 16, 2019 at 11:43 PM.
