Maxwell Football Club Announces National High School Player of the Year
The Maxwell Club, the oldest football club in America, announced today that Noah Spence has been selected as the winner of the Club’s 5th National High School Player of the Year. Spence is a senior defensive end at Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, PA).
Spence was a dominant force for McDevitt in each of the last 3 seasons and has garnered All -Conference, All-State and All-American honors. His imposing 6’4, 240 pound frame and long wingspan coupled with tremendous speed off the edge make him one of the most coveted defensive recruits in the country. He was selected to play in the ESPN/Under Armour All-American Bowl where he registered 3 sacks and has verbally committed to attend the Ohio State University next fall.
This past season, with offenses geared to run away from Spence, he ended this season with 108 tackles, 12 ½ sacks and 27 tackles for losses. He finished his junior and senior years with a combined total of 34 ½ sacks and 61 tackles for losses. He is considered to be the top weak side defensive end in the country.
Spence is the 5th winner of the MFC High School Player of the Year Award, joining past winners DeVier Posey (Cincinnati LaSalle/Ohio State), Jamarkus McFarland (Lufkin, TX / University of Oklahoma), Sharif Floyd (George Washington, Philadelphia / University of Florida) and Jeff Driskel (Hagerty HS, Orlando / University of Florida).
Spence will be honored Friday, March 2, 2012 at the 75th Maxwell Club National Awards Gala which will be held at the Harrah’s Atlantic City Resort. Also receiving awards at this event will be; Andrew Luck – Stanford University (Maxwell Award), Tyrann Mathieu – LSU (Chuck Bednarik Award), Jim Clements – Delaware Valley College (Tri-State Coach of the Year), Mohamed Sanu – Rutgers (Tri-State Player of the Year) and Archie Manning – National Football Foundation (Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award). The Maxwell
Football Club will announce the winners of the Bert Bell Award (Professional Player of the Year) and Earl “Greasy” Neale Award (Professional Coach of the Year) on January 26, 2012.
