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Simpson Named 2019 Arnold R. Solomon Award Winner

It is with great honor that the staff of NCPreps.com announce the winner of the 2019 Arnold R. Solomon Award for the North Carolina High School Football Player of the Year to linebacker Trenton Simpson of Mallard Creek High School. The award is sponsored by VTO Sports.

Simpson, a 6-foot-3 224-pound senior has been an outstanding student-athlete for the Mavericks as he led the team to a 10-1-1 record and a state playoff berth. This year, he finished the season by making 98 total tackles 18 sacks, 45 tackles for loss, 3 fumbles caused, and 22 quarterback hurries in only 10 games as he played the first two game at running back only. On offense, he ran 44 times for 371 yards with 6 touchdowns.

He is a 5-star recruit from Rivals.com and will decide his college choice on December 18th..

"Trenton Simpson has achieved a lot of success during his career at Mallard Creek. He had an outstanding career on the gridiron and by hard work he has made himself into one of the top high school football players in the nation. He also was selected for the 2020 UnderArmour All-American game. We are honored to select a very deserving student-athlete like Trenton 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

2018 - QB Sam Howell - Sun Valley

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