TURKEY BOWL MVPS
Thomas Lent (Sr.); FB/LB – Xavier Knights Stuck in the midst of a four-year drought in their annual Turkey Bowl rivalry with the Rams of Fordham Prep; the Knights knew that if they were to change their fortune; it was going to require a BIG BANG… Fortunately for Xavier; they don’t grow/come much bigger in a NYCHSFL offensive backfield than the 6’2, 235-pounder out of the Big Apple [Lent]… Utilized primarily as a tight end during the course of his swan song campaign; Lent would transition to the RB/FB spot during an abbreviated postseason (loss to Moore Catholic in the AA-1 quarters) run; and he delivered in each of his two appearances in this capacity… On the heels of a 107-yard/3TD rushing (17 attempts) performance in the already cited postseason loss to the Mavericks; the blocker turned locomotive proved to be even finer in his encore outing, as he’d shatter
