Hoban's Lamar Sperling is USA Today National Offensive Football Player of the Year
Lamar Sperling of Hoban is the USA Today High School Sports Award National Offensive Football Player of the Year. He was announced as the winner Sunday night during the USA Today Network's 2023 High School Sports Awards Show. Sperling graduated from Hoban this past school year and will play college football at Buffalo.
Sperling has earned a number awards over the past year, including being named the Boys Athlete of the Year during the 2023 Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards, presented by Akron Children’s Hospital last month at the Akron Civic Center.
Sperling enjoyed a record-breaking season as a running back last fall and won the Ohio Mr. Football Award, becoming the first Summit County player to win the award since 2013. He helped Hoban finish as the Division II state runner-up for the second straight year, setting assorted school records and a state record for touchdowns in a season. He rushed for 3,867 yards last fall and set single-season OHSAA records with 58 rushing touchdowns and 59 total TDs
He also helped Hoban win a state title in basketball as role player coming off the bench.
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