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8 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2016 - 2017: Player of the Year

Football - Kentucky

Gatorade Player of the year

Jamale Carothers

Running back
BOWLING GREEN HS
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1410

Rushing yards

27

Rushing touchdowns

187

Carries
“Carothers makes the game look so easy. He can do it all. He runs well, blocks well, catches the ball out of the backfield. He's an unselfish player too, and an outstanding young man.”
Chad Lewis
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 190-pound senior running back rushed for 1,410 yards and 27 touchdowns on 187 carries this past season, leading the Purples to a perfect 15-0 record and their second consecutive Class 5A state championship. Carothers also caught 45 passes fo

Academic Achievement

Carothers has maintained a 3.55 GPA in the classroom.

Exemplary Character

He has volunteered locally as a tutor, an elementary school mentor and a youth football camp counselor.