High School Sports

Pine Lake Prep’s Gabe Bolivar is The Observer/Deer Park offensive player of the week

Pine Lake Prep’s Gabe Bolivar is The Charlotte Observer/Deer Park high school football offensive player of the week.

In a 60-44 win against Winston-Salem Carver, Bolivar ran 37 times for 416 yards and six touchdowns. He had two 2-point conversions, finishing with a school- and county-record 40 points. Boliver also set school records for single-season rushing yards (2,029) and rushing TDs in a season (23) with Friday’s performance.

For the season, Bolivar’s 2,029 rushing yards lead North Carolina and is fifth nationally.

This story was originally published October 15, 2023 at 6:29 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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