High School Football

List of Bill Evans Award Winners

Boys state player of year

Evans Award winners and colleges

1970—Charles Hickox, Parkersburg (West Virginia)

1971—Bill Lindsay, Charles Town (Fairmont State)

1972—Warren Baker, Greenbrier East (WVU)

1973—Denny Harris, Charleston (West Virginia State)

1974—Maurice “Mo’’ Robinson, Welch (WVU)

1975—Sam Brooks, Charleston (Louisville)

1976—Will Johnson, DuPont (Concord)

1977—Jeff Schneider, Clarksburg Washington Irving

1978—Jeff Schneider, Clarksburg Washington Irving (Virginia Tech)

1979—Earl Jones, Mount Hope (University of District of Columbia)

1980—David Daniel, Sherman (University of Charleston)

1981—Jim Miller, Princeton (Virginia)

1982—Gay Elmore, South Charleston (VMI)

1983—Mark Cline, Williamson (Wake Forest)

1984—Herbie Brooks, Mullens (WVU)

1985—Bimbo Coles, Greenbrier East (Virginia Tech)

1986—Greg Bell, DuPont (Tennessee)

1987—Tracy Shelton, Oak Hill (WVU)

1988—Anthony Strother, Williamson (Garden City, Kans.)

1989—P.G. Green, Oak Hill (WVU)

1990—Marsalis Basey, Martinsburg (WVU)

1991—Matt Gaudio, Brooke (Penn State)

1992—Jared Prickett, Fairmont Senior (Kentucky)

1993—Ryan Culicerto, Woodrow Wilson (James Madison)

1994—Randy Moss, DuPont (Marshall football); Anthony Scruggs, Woodrow Wilson (Fork Union, Va.)

1995—Randy Moss, DuPont (Marshall football)

1996—Cornelius Jackson, Oak Hill (Tennessee/Marshall)

1997—Rafael Cruz, Wheeling Park (Massachusetts)

1998—Tamar Slay, Woodrow Wilson (Marshall)

1999—Brett Nelson, St. Albans (Florida)

2000—Greg Davis, Tug Valley (University of Charleston/Pikeville, Ky.)

2001—Patrick O’Malley, George Washington (Richmond)

2002—Mark Patton, Cabell Midland (Marshall)

2003—Brandon Moore, Spring Valley (Eastern Kentucky/WVU Tech)

2004—Adam Williams, St. Albans (Kentucky/Marshall)

2005—Josh “Cookie’’ Miller, Capital (Nebraska)

2006—Patrick Patterson, Huntington (junior; Kentucky)

2007—O.J. Mayo, Huntington (Southern California)

2008—Bryant Irwin, Bridgeport (St. Joseph’s)

2009—Aaron Dobson, South Charleston (Marshall football)

2010—Noah Cottrill, Logan (West Virginia)

2011—Chase Fischer, Ripley (Wake Forest)

2012—Boo Lathon, Wheeling Park (West Liberty football)

2013—Donte Grantham, Martinsburg (Clemson)

2014—Jon Elmore, George Washington (VMI)

2015—Jacob Kilgore, Spring Valley (Marshall/walk-on)

2016—Tavian Dunn-Martin, Huntington (Akron/Duquesne)

2017—Jarrod West, Notre Dame (Marshall)

2018—Taevon Horton, Fairmont Senior (WVU/walk-on)

2019—Jalen Bridges, Fairmont Senior (WVU)

2020—Kaden Metheny, University (Bowling Green)

2021—Isaac McKneely, Poca (junior)





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