It is with great honor that the staff of NCPreps.com announce the winner of the 2017 Arnold R. Solomon Award for the North Carolina High School Football Player of the Year to running back Zamir "Zeus" White of Scotland County High School.

White a 6-1 210-pound senior has been an outstanding student-athlete for the Fighting Scots as he led the team to a Southeastern 4A Conference Championship and 12-2 record. This year, he finished the season by 148 times for 2,086 yards with 34 touchdowns and catching 7 passes for 233 yards with 3 touchdowns despite being injured in the second round of the state playoffs with a torn ACL.

He is a 5-star recruit from Rivals.com and has decided to attend the University of Georgia on a football scholarship.

"Zamir White has achieved a lot of success during his career at Scotland. He has had an exceptional career here in Laurinburg and is a legend here. He is an excellent role model for the youth in this area and can be seen attending youth events in the area. We are honored to select a very deserving student-athlete like Zamir for this award and wish him nothing but the best in future endeavors," stated Deana King, Publisher of NCPreps.com.

The Arnold R. Solomon Award was started in 2010 in honor of Mr. Solomon, who was the founder of NCPreps.com and North Carolina Prep Football News, Inc. Solomon, who resides in Kannapolis is a long-time high school sports historian and was known state-wide for his Fearless Freddie Farkel football predictions. He also started the North Carolina Prep Football News Yearbook, which is one of the best sources of NC high school information around.

"Arnold retired back in 2009 and I wanted to do something to honor him for all his work dealing with the student-athletes. This was a no-brainer to name the award after him,"said King.

ARNOLD R. SOLOMON WINNERS:

2010 - QB Marquise Williams - Mallard Creek

2011 - RB Todd Gurley - Tarboro

2012 - RB T.J. Logan - Northern Guilford

2013 - RB Elijah Hood - Charlotte Catholic

2014 - QB Chazz Surratt - East Lincoln

2015 - QB Chazz Surratt - East Lincoln

2016 - QB Hendon Hooker - Dudley

2017 - RB Zamir White - Scotland County