He’s been a member of the varsity team since midway through his freshman season. Now in his senior year, the Purple Tornado’s Drew Walsh had the game of his career a week ago against Oneonta, scoring five touchdowns with 290 on just 18 carries. Walsh also led his team on the defensive side of the ball, racking up 7.5 tackles, some coming when Norwich needed it the most.

That’s why Walsh is being named The Evening Sun Scholar-Athlete of the week.

“Drew [Walsh] is a kid that does everything the right way,” said his head coach Mike Chrystie. The statement holds true for more than just on the gridiron.

Following his phenomenal performance, Walsh gave the appropriate credit where is was due – his offensive line. “The holes were just gianormous,” said Walsh. “I have never seen them open up like that. I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

After the holes opened up, Walsh powered through them with his speed for several big gains against the Yellowjackets, including his longest touchdown of the game for 64 yards. He also had a 59 yard score later in the contest. Both runs, he was untouched through on his way to the endzone.

“I thought our line did an extremely good job opening holes,” said Chrystie. “Drew did a great job finding the open space and hitting the hole hard.