WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Park senior linebacker Geremy Paige (5-foot-11, 220 pounds) has been given the Huff Award, which goes to the state’s top defensive player as voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Paige overall recorded 156 total tackles, 12 sacks and recovered a pair of fumbles as well as the Patriots made it into the state semifinals for the first time since 1991.
HUFF AWARD WINNERS SINCE 2000
2013 — Geremy Paige, Wheeling Park
2012 – Elijah Wellman, Spring Valley
2011 – Logan Jenkins, Martinsburg
2010 – Ryan Lazear, Brooke
2009 – Alex Sutton, Bridgeport
2008 – Aaron Slusher, South Charleston
2007 – Rodney Hudson, George Washington
2006 – Xavier Peters, Martinsburg
2005 – Adam Parkulo, Woodrow Wilson
2004 – Zac Cooper, Weir
2003 – Ben Gum, Parkersburg South
2002 – Will Albin, Princeton
2001 – Joey Spano, George Washington
2000 – Ashley McNeely, Wyoming East