A&M's Manziel Named NHSCA Senior FB Athlete of the Year
Jun 08, 2011 | Football
June 8, 2011
Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel was named one of 20 National High School Athletes of the Year, the National High School Coaches Association announced.
Manziel, from Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas, was named the NHSCA football honoree after finishing his high school career as “one of the greatest playmakers in the hallowed history of Texas high school football.” The dual-threat 6-foot-1, 195-pounder was the only quarterback to be named a Parade All-American after completing 520 of 819 passes (63.5 percent) for 7,626 yards and 76 touchdowns, rushing 531 times for 4,045 yards and 77 touchdowns and catching 30 passes for 582 yards and another five touchdowns in three years as a starter.
As a senior, Manziel led the Fighting Antlers to a 10-2 record, completing 228 of 347 passes for 3,609 yards and 45 touchdowns, throwing just five interceptions, and rushing for 1,674 yards, a 9.8 average and 30 scores. That performance earned him the Associated Press Sports Editors Texas Player of the Year award and Offensive Player of the Year honors from The San Antonio Express-News. In a come-from-behind 39-34 victory over San Antonio Madison High Sept. 3, Manziel threw a state-record 75 passes, completing 41 for 503 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions, and was nominated for NHSCA Athlete of the Month honors.
Manziel enrolled at Texas A&M last January and went through spring drills with the Aggies. At the Aggies' annual Maroon & White game, Manziel completed 8-of-9 passes for 115 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
