Rolesville’s Byrum Brown is News & Observer high school football player of the week
Rolesville QB Byrum Brown is the News & Observer high school football player of the week.
Brown received more than 20,000 votes to finish ahead of Cleveland’s Dillon Pardue and Panther Creek’s Amari Odom.
Brown, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound junior quarterback, went 16-for-28 passing for 270 yards and two touchdowns, while also running for 101 yards on 12 carries to lead Rolesville to a 36-3 win over Wake Forest March 26.
Brown led the Rams to their first ever win over Wake Forest, breaking the Cougars’ 39-game conference win streak in the process.
Want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardsraleighnewsobserver@gmail.com.
This story was originally published March 28, 2021 at 11:08 PM.