Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter selects a high school football player of the week from its 33 local high schools. Weeks 1 – 5 players are listed below:
Week 1 – Trey Gretzinger, running back from Palisades High School compiled 261 yards rushing on 24 carries and 3 touchdowns. He helped his team overcome a 2 TD deficit to defeat Palmerton 49-14.
Week 2 – Harold Reynolds, running back from Easton Area High School carried the ball 19 times and compiled 186 yards, scored 3 touchdowns and threw a 76 yard touchdown pass in beating Whitehall 55-21.
Week 3 – Logan Bachman, running back from Allentown Central Catholic High School rushed for 256 yards on 34 carries, 1 reception for 3 yards, 1 pass completion for 25 yards, scored 2 touchdowns, and had 2 tackles for a loss and 1 sack in 23-13 win over Nazareth.
Week 4 – Joseph Green, running back from Phillipsburg High School rushed 32 times for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 28-14 victory over Hunterdon Central High School.
Week 5 – Logan Edmond, quarterback for Southern Lehigh was 12 of 17 passing for 241 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also rushed for 107 yards and 1 touchdown. Southern Lehigh beat undefeated Palisades 40-15.
