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Hickory Ridge QB Alex Bentley is Charlotte Observer football player of the week

Hickory Ridge quarterback Alex Bentley is the Charlotte Observer’s high school football player of the week.

Bentley completed 18-of-22 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns in the first half of last week’s 48-14 win over AL Brown. Hickory Ridge led 45-7 at halftime.

Bentley won nearly 38 percent of the vote this week, beating Cabarrus Warriors’ star Xander Lamb and Newton-Conover’s Demarcus Beatty.

This story was originally published September 18, 2021 at 9:37 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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