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Gastonia, Shelby area football products Absher, Farmer score weekly awards

Two former tri-county high school football standouts were honored following impressive performances on the college gridiron Saturday, Oct. 31.

South Point graduate Sullivan Absher and former Shelby standout Lan Farmer were honored for their outstanding college football performances on Saturday, Oct. 31. Absher, an offensive lineman at Notre Dame, was named the Outland Trophy National Player of the Week. Farmer, a quarterback at Gardner-Webb, was awarded Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Football Rookie of the Week.

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