By Andy Walter

Milford High football player Elijah Lake was voted the State News Athlete of the Week.

The junior ran for 260 yards with four touchdowns on 18 carries in the Buccaneers’ 46-35 win over Sussex Tech on Friday night. Lake finished with 290 yards from scrimmage.

After missing a month of the season with a concussion, Lake has 70 carries for 506 yards with eight TDs.

“Eli, as a player, is one of the hardest workers on the team,” said Milford coach Shaun Strickland. “He is a kid who leads by example on and off the field — the strong silent type — so when he speaks others listen.

“He is not just explosive as a runner but strong. He will either break away in open field, or carry a pile, and we are very lucky to have him on our side.”

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.

Here is the link for next week's  vote:

https://delawarestatenews.secondstreetapp.com/Athlete-of-the-Week-11-11-22/gallery/

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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