SeSay Honored as Mr. Football Finalist

West Muskingum running back Rashid SeSay received one of the greatest honors a high school football player can get.

The Ohio Mr. Football finalists were announced on Wednesday and SeSay’s name was on the list. He is one of eight finalists for the prestigious award which recognizes the state’s best football player that season.

SeSay contributed in all three phases in setting a Muskingum Valley League record of 42 touchdowns in a season. He finished the regular season with 1,060 yards and 27 TDs on 136 carries, caught 28 passes for 454 yards with eight scores and threw a pair of TDs.

He also returned a pair of kickoffs for TDs, made 55 tackles and had a pick six to highlight his all-around contributions. SeSay also owns school records for career rushing TDs (40), career receiving TDs (19) and total career TDs (63). He finished with 2,356 career rushing yards, 7.2 yards per carry, and 1,430 receiving yards.

The award will be announced on Thursday, November 30th.