Cabarrus Warriors, Mount Pleasant produce Observer HS football weekly award winners

Here are the winners of the Charlotte Observer’s offensive and defensive players of the week.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Tyler Green, Cabarrus Warriors: 17-of-28 passing for 254 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s 45-34 win at Asheville School. He had carries for 43 yards and a score.

Green received more than 40 percent of the 74,441 votes cast, finishing ahead of Northwest Cabarrus’ Alex Walker and Hough’s Nolan Hauser.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Keegan Moose, Mount Pleasant: three punt returns for 113 yards and a score, plus had five tackles, an interception and two pass deflections in last week’s 42-0 win over Union Academy.

Moose received more than half of the 36,704 votes cast. Charlotte Catholic’s Tyler Mills was second followed by Myers Park’s Deems May.

This story was originally published September 25, 2021 at 8:16 PM.

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