The Harrison H. Kennedy Award, often known simply as the Kennedy Award, is a high school sports award named for the late Wheeling, West Virginia native Harry H. Kennedy. It is given annually to the West Virginia High School Football Player of the Year as voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. It is awarded every spring at the annual Victory Awards Dinner. It is the second oldest statewide award, second only to the Hardman Award, which is presented to the Amateur Athlete of the Year.Wheeling News-Register . November 24, 2007, Kennedy Award is Full of Quality Candidates

Winners

Year Winner Class School Position 1947 Darrell Patrick Shires Jr. Hinton RB 1948 Randy Broyles Sr. Woodrow Wilson RB 1949 Henry (Hoppy) Shores Sr. Stonewall Jackson RB-DB 1950 Jim Early Sr. Parkersburg RB 1951 Dale Boyd Sr. Huntington Vinson QB 1952 Don Griffith Sr. Stonewall Jackson QB 1953 Bob Barrett Sr. Barboursville RB 1954 Noel Whipkey Sr. Charleston RB-LB 1955 Ronald (Tags) Meredith Sr. St. Albans QB 1956 Johnny Frye Sr. Huntington East QB 1957 Jim Bargeloh Sr. Parkersburg RB 1958 Larry Drake Sr. Fairmont Senior RB 1959 Fred Colvard Sr. Logan QB 1960 Bob Kelley Sr. Weir RB-DB 1961 Paul Allen Sr. Huntington RB 1962 Joe White Sr. Charleston Catholic RB 1963 Jim Smithberger Sr. Welch DB-RB 1964 Frank Criniti Sr. Charleston Catholic RB 1965 Melvin Walker Sr. Dunbar QB 1966 No Award 1967 No Award 1968 David Morris Sr. Wayne DB-RB 1969 Kerry Marbury Sr. Monongah RB-DB 1970 Rick Hurt Sr. Charleston QB 1971 Rick Petty Sr. Williamstown RB-DB 1972 Danny Williams Jr. DuPont QB 1973 Danny Williams Sr. DuPont QB 1974 Robin Lyons Sr. Herbert Hoover RB-LB 1975 Robert Alexander Jr. South Charleston RB 1976 Robert Alexander Sr. South Charleston RB 1977 Mike Estes Sr. George Washington QB 1978 Curt Warner Sr. Pineville RB-DB 1979 Tim Stephens Sr. Parkersburg South QB 1980 David Bayer Sr. George Washington RB 1981 John Koontz Sr. Petersburg RB-DB 1982 Brad King Sr. North Marion RB 1983 Tony Johnson Sr. Morgantown RB 1984 Joel Wilson Sr. Sistersville RB-LB 1985 Ted Kester Sr. Winfield LB-RB 1986 Jeff Swisher Sr. Sistersville RB 1987 Jed Drenning Sr. Tucker County QB 1988 Keith Jeter Sr. Weir RB-DB 1989 David Mayfield Sr. Morgantown DB-RB 1990 Eric McGhee Sr. Wheeling Central RB-DB 1991 Darryl Johnson Sr. Wheeling Park RB 1992 Mark Cisar Jr. Magnolia QB-DB 1993 Mark Cisar Sr. Magnolia QB-DB 1994 Randy Moss Sr. DuPont WR-DB 1995 Frank Aliveto Sr. Hedgesville RB-LB 1996 J. R. House Soph. Nitro QB 1997 Chris Yura Jr. Morgantown RB-DB 1998 (tie) J. R. House Sr. Nitro QB 1998 (tie) Quincy Wilson Sr. Weir RB-DB 1999 Todd Mosby Sr. Musselman QB-LB-DB 2000 Mark Wigal Sr. Morgantown RB-DB 2001 Marc Kimes Sr. Parkersburg QB-DB 2002 Brandon Barrett Jr. Martinsburg WR-DB 2003 Brandon Barrett Sr. Martinsburg WR-DB 2004 Nate Sowers Sr. Martinsburg QB-DB 2005 Josh Culbertson Sr. Nitro RB-DB 2006 Kyle Allard Sr. Fairmont Senior QB 2007 Jordan Roberts Sr. Scott RB 2008 Will Cole Sr. Bluefield QB 2009 Tyler Harris Jr. South Charleston QB-LB 2010 Justin Fox Sr. Magnolia QB-DB 2011 Ryan Switzer Jr. George Washington RB-DB 2012 Ryan Switzer Sr. George Washington RB-DB 2013 Chazzy Thomas Sr. Morgantown RB 2014 Kashuan Haley Sr. Capital RB 2015 Tyrhee Pratt Sr. Capital QB 2016 Jeremy Dillon Jr. Mingo Central QB-S 2017 Latrell “Mookie” Collier Sr. Bluefield RB-DB 2018 Connor Neal Sr. Fairmont Senior QB 2019 Ethan Payne Jr. Poca RB 2020 Blake Hartman Sr. Musselman RB 2021 Atticus Goodson Sr. Independence RB 2022 Judah Price Sr.Independence RB 2023 Dom Collins Sr.Princeton WR 2024Koi Fagan Sr.Martinsburg QB 2025Brad MossorSr.PrincetonWR

Awards won by school

This is a list of the schools who have had a player win a Kennedy Award once or more. In total, players from 44 different schools have won a Kennedy Award.

School Awardswon Morgantown 5 George Washington 4 Martinsburg 4 Dupont 3 Fairmont Senior 3 Magnolia 3 Nitro 3 Parkersburg 3 South Charleston 3 Weir 3 Bluefield 2 Capital 2 Charleston 2 Charleston Catholic 2 Independence 2 Musselman 2 Princeton 2 Sistersville 2 Stonewall Jackson 2 Barboursville 1 Dunbar 1 Hedgesville 1 Herbert Hoover 1 Hinton 1 Huntington 1 Huntington East 1 Huntington Vinson 1 Logan 1 Monongah 1 Mingo Central 1 North Marion 1 Parkersburg South 1 Petersburg 1 Pineville 1 Poca 1 Scott 1 St. Albans 1 Tucker County 1 Wayne 1 Welch 1 Wheeling Central 1 Wheeling Park 1 Williamstown 1 Winfield 1 Woodrow Wilson 1

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