The regular season has come and gone on the Gulf Coast, and with it, high school football season is very much in the playoffs with the best time of year that we all wait for finally now here!
Every week during the season, Pigskin Pete and his crew on the Friday night Green and Phillips Pigskin Scoreboard show select an athlete from one of the teams that we cover and name them the Bryant Bank Player of the Week for their outstanding performance and helping their team to get the victory.
This week, the honor went to Baker Hornets junior wide receiver Jamien Pryor who had a huge night in Baker’s first round comeback 31-27 victory over Enterprise. With a jaw-dropping 14 receptions for 309 yards with two touchdowns and a rushing score as well, Pryor helped his quarterback Tate Graham have a career night with nearly 400 passing yards.
“He really grew up,” Scott said of Pryor. “He’s just a really good player and does his thing on a daily basis and it’s starting to show on the field. You can’t fake 300 yards.”
Pryor has had a great season, but the last couple of games he has really started to turn things on to help the Hornets make a deep run in the playoffs. Now, Baker will have to head up to Central Phenix City for as tough a matchup as it gets against one of the powerhouse programs in the state of Alabama.
Congratulations to Pryor and the entire Baker Hornets team on the honor and a huge win, and best of luck here in the second round of the playoffs!
