LHS player of the week: Carl Lisher

Class: Junior

HT: 5-11 WT: 180

Positions: Center/inside linebacker

The game: With three linebackers Brian Seymour, John Davis and Will Thomas out against two-time defending state champ Olathe North, Lisher got the nod against the Eagles in the Lions’ 20-6 loss last Thursday. For a guy who’d only played offense this year, it was quite a feat for Lisher to help stop the Eagles’ rushing attack.

Comment: “He was in on quite a few tackles in a position he’d never played before in his life,” LHS coach Dirk Wedd said. “You’re talking about a kid that had played very little defense at all. He played every snap in that football game, and that’s asking a lot.”