By Loyd McIntosh, Sports Editor
LEEDS — The Leeds running game is an arsenal loaded with an array of weapons. Running back Jeremiah Hunter might be the Green Wave’s best-kept secret weapon. The 5-10, 195-pound senior ball carrier was downright deadly in Leeds’ first-round throttling of Fairfield on Friday, November 4. Hunter ran for 153 yards on 18 carries and scored four touchdowns, including a thrilling 52-yard run in which he outran the camera operator filming the game. (You can find that video on Hunter’s Hudl page).
“He’s a great running back,” said Leeds Head Coach Jerry Hood after Friday’s game. “He’s got to play somewhere. Somebody will look at him as a big feature back who gets you the hard yards. I was glad he took off.”
He certainly took off in our opinion.
Jeremiah Hunter is the Trussville Tribune’s Player of the Week