In 11 games this season, Forest Park (Manassas, VA) wide receiver/defensive back Eric Kumah was dominant. The 6’3”, 200-pound senior finished with 50 receptions for 1,399 yards and 16 total touchdowns, helping the Bruins to a 6-5 record that included an appearance in the 6A South playoffs, where they fell last week to Hylton.

Among the highlights for the Conference 4 Offensive Player of the Year was the Riverbend game. Forest Park escaped with a 28-27 win thanks to Kumah, whose 92-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter gave the Bruins the lead. He then made an interception to seal the game.

“It was my senior season, so my goal was to break every stat in my school by a lot. I feel like I needed to make plays to show why I am going to [Virginia Tech] and why I received offers from other schools. I think my performance was more of a mental thing than any improvement I made physically,” Kumah said.

“I was the leader of the team,” Kumah added. “Everybody was looking up to me. If I was slack, the younger guys would be slack, too.”

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