{"id":44886,"date":"2023-12-19T16:51:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T01:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alaskasportsreport.com\/?p=44886"},"modified":"2024-01-05T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T00:33:44","slug":"prep-football-wests-aaron-hampton-named-maxpreps-alaska-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alaskasportsreport.com\/2023\/12\/prep-football-wests-aaron-hampton-named-maxpreps-alaska-player-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Prep Football: West\u2019s Aaron Hampton named MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aaron Hampton<\/p><\/div>\n

Already the best wide receiver in the state, West High\u2019s Aaron Hampton proved he\u2019s also quite the running back after rushing for 140 yards in the state title game.<\/p>\n

With playmaker written all over him, the 6-foot-2, 220-pounder was also a lethal linebacker and usually the best athlete on the field.<\/p>\n

He picked up some hardware in October after helping West win a state title and on Tuesday he picked up some more after being named MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

Hampton piled up 612 receiving yards and six touchdowns to go with 143 rushing yards and two TDs in 10 games. He averaged 13.2 yards per touch and added a pair of defensive TDs.<\/p>\n

The all-state senior will head to the University of California Berkeley next fall, armed with one of the two major player-of-the-year awards. The Gatorade honor has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

Hampton also shined at outside linebacker, the position he is expected to play in college. Forty-four of his 48 tackles as a senior were solo stops. He had 56 tackles as a junior.<\/p>\n

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Congrats to West Anchorage's Aaron Hampton on being named the 2023 MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year.@Aaron_Hampton10<\/a> | @CalFootball<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u270d\ufe0f: https:\/\/t.co\/oiwiPd0rXR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TVsuxWUd4s<\/a><\/p>\n

— Zack Poff (@Zack_Poff_MP) December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n