Richland Northeast quarterback Will Wilson selected SC Mr. Football
Wilson is 11th quarterback of 30 recipients of the award
Myrtle Beach -- Richland Northeast High School quarterback Will Wilson has been selected as the 30th recipient of SC Mr. Football.
He received the honor on Saturday at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl at Myrtle Beach High's Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium.
Wilson, who has signed to play collegiately with North Carolina State, was one of five finalists for the award. The others were Westside quarterback Cutter Woods, Rock Hill wide receiver Malik Clark, Belton-Honea Path running back Marquise Henderson and Gaffney offensive lineman Shed Sarratt.
Wilson becomes the 11th quarterback to win the award, which was first awarded in 1995. Wilson completed 66.7 percent of his passes. throwin for 2,482 yards and 22 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,144 yards and 20 touchdowns. He missed two games after having his knee scoped. RNE finished with an 8-4 record.
Wilson finished his career with 11,080 all-purpose yards and 119 total touchdowns.
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