BOYS

Courtney Blunt

SCHOOL: Birmingham

SPORT: Football

YEAR: Senior

SEASON AT A GLANCE: Blunt has gained 1,528 yards in 248 carries (a 6.2-yard average) and has scored 22 touchdowns, third best among area City Section players. In the Braves’ three playoff games, Blunt has rushed for 477 yards and six touchdowns.

WEEK AT A GLANCE: Blunt was one of the reasons the Braves won their City 3-A Division semifinal, rushing for 221 yards and scoring three touchdowns in 25 carries. Blunt, a 6-foot, 170-pound tailback, had to accomplish most of his work without his fullback, Marvin Powell, who left the game in the first half because of a neck injury. “He’s an exceptional back,” Coach Chick Epstein said. “He’s playing sensationally.”