Eudora High senior Boomer Mays was recently named defensive MVP for the West squad in the All-American Bowl in Baton Rouge, La.

Mays, 6-foot-1, 220 pounds, made 13 tackles (eight unassisted, five assisted), with two tackles for loss in the Dec. 31, 2010 game. The East team beat Mays’ West squad, 31-21.

Mays, a first-team Journal-World All-Area selection, played through sickness in the All-American game. He came down with the flu bug and couldn’t even make it through practice the day before the game.

As a linebacker, Mays had 110 tackles last fall and 404 for his Eudora career. As a fullback, he rushed 113 times for 724 yards and 12 touchdowns last season for the Cardinals (6-4).

Mays has orally committed to play football next season at Northern Illinois. He projects as a linebacker/long snapper at the next level.