NCWHS’s Jefferson named Intercity POY

David Smith (far right) from Ron Smith Printing is joined by Intercity Players of the Week (L to R) Oliver Moews, Kendrick Cooley, Joe Johnson and Kyle Morris. (Photo by WJBC/Eric Stock)

BLOOMINGTON – For the second year in a row, a quarterback from Normal West is the WJBC Ron Smith Printing Intercity High School Football Player of the Year.

Tyler Marcordes, now a freshman at Georgia Tech, walked away with the award last year.  The man who replaced Marcordes under center this season, Alex Jefferson, was presented with this year’s award Sunday night.

Jefferson threw for 37 touchdowns and 2,686 yards and rushed for 790 yards and eight touchdowns in leading the Wildcats to the program’s first undefeated regular season.

Normal West advanced to the second round of the IHSA football playoffs.

Jefferson was one of nine players honored at the WJBC Ron Smith Printing Intercity Football banquet at the McLean County Farm Bureau Building in Bloomington on Sunday.

Weekly winners:

Week 1 Jayden Thompson, Bloomington

Weeks 2, 11: Kyle Morris, U-High

Weeks 3, 9: Oliver Moews, Central Catholic

Week 4: Joe Johnson, U-High

Week 5: Michael Gallagher, Normal West

Week 6: Jeff Concklin, Central Catholic

Week 7: Kendrick Cooley, Bloomington

Week 8: Jowanis Edwards, Normal Community

Week 10: Alex Jefferson, Normal West

Eric Stock can be reached at eric@wjbc.com.