For a second straight week a linebacker has earned the 4th Down Magazine Colonial-Schuylkill League Player of the Week, this time Williams Valley’s Trevon Bair in the second week of the playoffs
Bair, a dominant freshman, notched a team-high 13 tackles (three for loss) and a sack to lead the Vikings to a 49-35 victory over Schuylkill Haven for the District 11 Class 2A championship. The ‘backer has come on strong since his first varsity game Oct. 6, according to MaxPreps, with 56 tackles (eight TFLs) in six games
The rookie earned 1,765 votes from thrilled Vikings fans this week, easily besting teammate and star running back Alex Achenbach (883). There were 3,298 total votes cast this week.
Bair and the Vikings’ (10-2) season continues Friday in a PIAA first-round playoff game against District 3 champion Dunmore Friday at 7 p.m. at Schuylkill Haven High School.