By Andy Walter

Smyrna High football player Brian Wright was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week.

The senior quarterback completed 16-of-24 passes for 226 yards as the Eagles beat Dover, 52-7, for the DIAA Class 3A state title. The senior quarterback threw a pair of touchdown passes with no interceptions.

In his first year as a starter, Wright got better as the season went along. For the season, he completed 162-of-267 passes for 2,209 yards with 23 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Wright earned second-team All-Class 3A honors.

“Brian really showed how hard work and a willingness to keep the main thing (progress) the main thing,” said Smyrna coach Mike Judy. “A 4.12 GPA student in the classroom he was a quick learner and kept his focus all year. He is a shining example of a never-quit attitude.”

The Athlete of the Week is nominated and chosen by our readers. The nominating period starts at 2 p.m. on Friday and ends at noon on Monday. A voting period follows from 5 p.m. Monday through 5 p.m. Wednesday.

This process is performed exclusively online. When nominating an athlete, please include name, school and sport as well as a photo and brief description of why he or she deserves that week’s honor.

All nominations must be high school varsity athletes and come from high schools within Kent or Sussex counties. The winner appears in print and online each Friday.

Andy Walter can be reached at 302-741-8227 or walter@iniusa.org
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