Taft DL Adolphus Washington nominated for U.S. Army Player of the Year award Learning House

Taft DL Adolphus Washington nominated for U.S. Army Player of the Year award

November 19, 2011 – 2:54 pm

From U.S. Army All-American Bowl:

(WHARTON, N.J.) Nov. 17, 2011 – The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee has nominated 16 high school seniors for the 2012 U.S. Army Player of the Year Award, considered high school football’s highest honor. The U.S. Army Player of the Year award is given to the Nation’s most outstanding senior high school football player. The six finalists for the award will be announced on November 30, 2011.

The U.S. Army Player of the Year will be crowned during the U.S. Army Awards Dinner on January 6, 2012, in San Antonio, where the winner will be presented with the Ken Hall Trophy, modeled after Ken “Sugar Land Express” Hall, high school football’s all-time leading rusher.

The selection process began this fall as players were evaluated by coaches from around the country and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee. The 2012 U.S. Army Player of the Year Nominees include Taft defensive lineman Adolphus Washington and Lakewood St. Edward offensive lineman Kyle Kalis (Michigan commit) in Ohio.

Other names include:

Berkeley Prep (Fla.) athlete Nelson Agholor, Hillcrest (Mo.) WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Our Lady of Good Counsel (Md.) WR Stefon Diggs, Billy Ryan High School (Texas) DL Mario Edwards, Aledo (Texas) RB Johnathan Gray, Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) DL Darius Hamilton, Miramar (Fla.) DB Tracy Howard, Mallard Creek (N.C.) OL D.J. Humphries, Columbus East (Ind.) QB Gunner Kiel, Bishop McDevitt (Pa.) DL Noah Spence, Grant (Calif.) DB Shaq Thompson, Dekaney (Texas) RB Trey Williams, Hueytown (Ala.) QB Jameis Winston and Daphne (Ala.) RB T.J. Yeldon.

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