OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
QUINN MCCLAIN
SCHOOL Elkins
CLASS Junior
HEIGHT 6-2
WEIGHT 185
THE SCOOP McClain led the Elks to a playoff berth in their first year of Class 4A and a 7-4 mark. ... The dual-threat quarterback was 177 of 297 passing for 2,554 yards and 25 touchdowns. ... Rushed for 886 yards on 129 carries and scored 15 touchdowns. ... In one of the wildest games of the year, McClain was 21-of-34 for 383 yards and 5 touchdowns and rushed 19 times for 120 yards and another touchdown in a 45-40 loss. ... Passed for more than 200 yards in eight of Elkins' 11 games. ... Played linebacker toward the end of the season, where he had 11 tackles. ... Handled the punting and averaged 43.0 yards per kick and had six punts downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line. Twice this season he crushed 68-yard punts.
DID YOU KNOW? McClain wears No. 23, which is unusual for a quarterback, whose numbers are usually single-digits or in the teens. McClain said he wears the number because his older brother wore No. 23, which was inspired by Michael Jordan. Quinn also wears the same number for basketball and baseball.
QUOTABLE "That Mena game was rough. It was raining. We focus mainly on passing the ball, which is hard to do in the rain. But I think that game was a wake-up call for us and what it was going to take to compete in 4A. I think we held our own."
-- Chip Souza • @NWAChip
Sports on 12/30/2018