The results are in. Western flag football standout voted Miami Herald player of the week
Western flag football standout Sydney Ford is the Miami Herald’s Player of the Week, as voted on by readers in our weekly poll.
Ford, a senior passed for three touchdowns and ran for one while also playing lockdown defense to lead the Wildcats to their first ever state championship and the first for a Broward County team since 2006.
“She is always great, but she was Superman today,” Western coach James O’Brien said of Ford after the 34-14 win over Newsome on Saturday to win the Class 2A title. “She took it to a new level on both sides of the ball. She was buying time with her legs, making throws. On defense, she was pulling every flag.”
For the season, Ford completed 72.6 percent of her passes for 3,809 yards and 50 touchdowns, ran for another six touchdowns and also led the team with 75 flag pulls on defense while also tallying three interceptions.
About 19,000 votes were cast in this week’s poll, with Ford receiving 41 percent of the vote. Fort Lauderdale softball’s Emelie Spence, Stoneman Douglas baseball’s Chris Arroyo, Miami Springs baseball’s Brandon Olivera and Southridge track and field’s Alyssa Jones were the other contenders for this week.
The Miami Herald will conduct this poll weekly, with polls opening Monday morning and closing at 10 p.m. Thursday.
This story was originally published May 20, 2022 at 11:01 AM.
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