In 14 games during the 2018 season, Martinez established Muskegon High single-season rushing records with 2,526 yards and 38 TDs.
The majority of Martinez’s biggest games have come against the Big Reds’ toughest opponents. Against the lesser opponents, he hardly carried the ball.
“I mean, no one will know the outstanding numbers this young man could have put up,” Muskegon coach Shane Fairfield said recently. “But that’s what makes him so special, I think, is that he surrounds himself with good karma because he just treats people right, he treats the game right, he treats his friends right, treats his teammates right, his family right.
“I think that’s why he’s gotten so much recognition and so much respect … not so much what he does, but what he could do, and he’s not upset about not doing it, if that makes any sense.”
Here are the voting results for the top-five finalists in the 2019 MLive player of the year race:
- Cameron Martinez, QB, Muskegon, 54 votes
- Tristen Hines, QB, Milan, 6 votes
- Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen, WR, Walled Lake Western, 5 votes
- Kobe Clark, RB, Schoolcraft, 2 votes
- Myren Harris, RB, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley, 0 votes
https://www.mlive.com/highschoolspo...nner-of-michigan-football-player-of-year.html
It doesn't look like the voting was that close either.
OK, how does get he just get a 3 star rating?