Dean Earns Gamer of the Week Honors
Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc. and The Putnam Herald are pleased to present this week’s male Gamer of the Week to Mondrell Dean of Hurricane Football.
Mondrell Dean has done a little bit of everything for 9-2 Hurricane this year. Dean currently leads the team with 113 tackles, 25 quarterback hurries, and 10 sacks. The senior is also second on the team in touchdowns and rushing yards with 13 total touchdowns and 449 yards on the ground.
“Mondrell is one of the best players I’ve ever coached. He can literally do anything asked of him on the field. He’s played almost every position and has excelled in all of them. His high football IQ wets him up to be unbelievable at the next level,” said head coach Donnie Mays.
In Hurricanes first round playoff game against University, Dean had 4 rushes for 25 yards, 2 receptions for 18 yards, and two touchdowns in addition to filling the stat sheet on defense. Dean attributes a lot of the team’s success this season to the offseason program, and everyone being locked-in at practice.
Dean started playing football in the youth leagues in Poca saying that most of his family played football, so he naturally gravitated to the sport. In particular, he looked up to his older brother who played football at Capital. In addition to football, Dean plays basketball and runs track at Hurricane. He plans to play football and study sports medicine in college, but is still weighing his college options.
Hurricane will be back in action Friday at 7:30pm when they take on 9-2 George Washington at home. This is a rematch from the third week of the season where Hurricane got a decisive 56-7 victory.
Please look for other local high school athletes to be named in next week’s male Gamer of the Week Sponsored by Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc., and The Putnam Herald.