High School Sports

Here are the 8 finalists for the NC Mr. Football Award

Next month, The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer will hand out the Mr. Football Award to the state’s top high school football player.

On Tuesday, during the newspapers’ “Talking Preps” streaming show, the nominees were trimmed to eight.

The winner will be announced in December.

Below are the eight finalists, a list which will be trimmed to three in November. Follow the changes on Talking Preps each Tuesday at 8 p.m.

This story was originally published November 9, 2022 at 5:36 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
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