October 13, 2008
Kelechi Odocha, Atholton, football
Boys Athlete of the Week
Atholton football player Kelechi Odocha is the high school boys Athlete of the Week. (Sun photo by Kim Hairston / November 13, 2007)
Odocha led the Raiders (7-3) into the Class 3A East regional playoffs, where they are the fourth seed. The senior running back ran for 260 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries and added a pair of two-point conversions in a 48-27 romp over Hammond to seal the postseason berth.
The speedy Odocha, who is 5 feet 8 and 170 pounds, scored on runs of 20, 22, 15 and 2 yards in the win over Hammond on Friday.
For the season, Odocha has 1,929 rushing yards on 227 attempts, an average of 8.5 yards per carry, and 19 touchdowns. Odocha also has one receiving touchdown and four two-point conversions for 128 total points.
A Junior ROTC participant with a 3.26 grade point average, Odocha, who has a student pilot's license, will attend West Point, where he will play football and run track for Army.
Odocha plans to major in mechanical engineering.
Related links
-
Lindsey Puckett, Fallston, field hockey
-
2007 high school football season
Photos
-
Athletes of the Week
Photos
-
Athletes of the Week archive
-
Nominate athletes
The Sun has set up a phone line for Athlete of the Week nominations. From Friday night until Sunday at 6 p.m., coaches can call 410-332-6801 to nominate athletes. Please provide name, school, class, sport, position, team results and the athlete's accomplishments for the week, with statistics by game, and other supporting information. Coaches also should provide a number where they can be reached Sunday night.
Others considered: Steve Ehatt, Loch Raven, soccer; Ellis Foster, City, football; Aaron Kittrell, Walbrook, football; Zach Sullivan, Archbishop Spalding, cross country; Joey Thompson, Howard, cross country; Andre Young, Aberdeen, football.
Get home delivery of The Sun and save over 50% off the newsstand price
Copyright © 2008, The Baltimore Sun
- Classified
- Weather
- Traffic
- News
- Maryland
- Sports
- Live Scores
- Ravens/Football
- Orioles/Baseball
- High School
- College Football
- Men's Coll. Hoops
- Women's Coll. Hoops
- College Lacrosse
- College Sports
- Olympics
- Pro Basketball
- Horse Racing
- Golf
- NASCAR/Auto Racing
- Hockey
- Tennis
- Soccer
- Outdoors
- Boxing
- Mixed Martial Arts
- Other Sports
- Blogs
- Sports Columnists
- AP Sports
- Entertainment
- Life
- Business
- Opinion
- Blogs
- Fun Stuff
- Travel
- Partner Sites
- Resources
- Services
QUICK LINKS | High School
| |||
| |||
 Special section: Fall sports preview High school sports message board | |||
 BLOG: Varsity Letters
|
Popular stories: Sports
- Mike Preston's report card
- Colts break Ravens
- Adding injury to insult
- Orioles brass meets to discuss direction
- Dodgers win, trim Phillies' series lead to 2-1
Sun series: Sports and the military
Sun series on former area athletes who served their country and died in the war in Iraq or Afghanistan
Sun series: Edmondson football
A five-part series chronicling the lives of Edmondson's football players leading up to a crucial showdown against rival City College during the 2006 season.
Going deepSun high school sports special reports and in-depth coverage |
|
 |
> Fall '07 preview > Spring All-Metro > Winter '06 All-Metro > Fall '06 All-Metro > Athletes of the Year > Going deep: Other sports |