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Week 10 Athlete of the Week: Riley Van Eaton

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Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week ten of the fall sports season, sponsored by Edward Jones-Craig Holtzen.

RILEY VAN EATON, SENIOR, FOOTBALL

Louisburg senior Riley Van Eaton was a big part of the offense for the Wildcat football team all season. On Thursday in the Wildcats’ loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the regional playoffs, Van Eaton tallied 139 yards of total offense and nearly 100 of those came on the ground.

The senior running back led the Wildcats in rushing on the season as he finished with 1,043 yards on the ground and another 188 yards receiving. He also tallied 15 touchdowns in 10 games.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the fall season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.

Previous winners:

Week 1: Layne Ryals

Week 2: Nathan Vincent

Week 3: Emma Vohs

Week 4: Claire Brown

Week 5: Ashton Moore

Week 6: Colin McManigal

Week 7: Allie Kennedy

Week 8: Declan Battle

Week 9: Cade Gassman