Hough’s Caden Ryan, Metrolina Christian’s Reid Eighmy win Observer football POTW honors

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

▪ On defense, Hough High’s Caden Ryan narrowly edged Mount Pleasant’s Keegan Moose. Sun Valley’s Denmark Chambers was third. In all, there were more than 113,000 votes cast for the defensive award.

in a 53-0 win over West Mecklenburg Oct. 1, Ryan had four tackles for a loss, including two quarterback sacks.

▪ The offensive player of the week is Metrolina Christian’s Reid Eighmy, who finished ahead of Marvin Ridge’s Jackson Moore and East Gaston’s Justin Hill. There were more than 45,000 votes cast for the offensive award.

Eighmy, a quarterback, was 12-of-15 passing for 201 yards, four touchdowns in a 42-6 win over Trinity Christian Oct. 1. He also had a rushing score.

This story was originally published October 2, 2021 at 9:56 PM.

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