Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Offensive Player Of The Year

PEYTON HOLT

- — Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB

SCHOOL Greenwood

CLASS Senior

HEIGHT 5-9

WEIGHT 175 POSITION Quarterbac­k

THE SCOOP Holt moved from receiver to quarterbac­k this season and helped lead the Bulldogs to another state title, throwing for 3,037 yards and rushing for a team-high 858 and combining for 44 touchdowns (23 passing, 21 rushing) while throwing only two intercepti­ons. … He caught 101 passes for 1,354 yards and 17 TDs as a junior to help his team to a state championsh­ip.

DID YOU KNOW? Holt is a Louisiana-Lafayette baseball signee in addition to being a standout football player. He gave former teammate Connor Noland, a freshman at Arkansas and Holt’s quarterbac­k a year ago, a call after a season-opening loss to Fort Smith Northside seeking guidance and the Bulldogs didn’t lose again. Holt is also an admitted Fortnite addict.

QUOTABLE “This year, I feel like begin the quarterbac­k it’s not all in your hands, but it kinda is. If you do so many things wrong the game can turn out a different way. I feel like there was obviously pressure. I felt like I played a big part in it. It’s great especially being at Greenwood with all the past quarterbac­ks being able to be in that classifica­tion of being a Greenwood quarterbac­k. There’s no better feeling than winning state. It was emotional and fun.”

 ?? NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE ?? Greenwood’s Peyton Holt is the All-NWADG Division I Football Offensive Player of the Year.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE Greenwood’s Peyton Holt is the All-NWADG Division I Football Offensive Player of the Year.

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