Announcement
Former Skyhawk Named Gatorade NY Player of the Year
Ishaq Williams (Skyhawk '07) has been named the 2010-2011 Gatorade New York Football Player of the Year. Ishaq attends Abraham Lincoln High School and is the first player from that high school to be given this award.
The 6-foot-5 , 245 -pound senior DE/TE had led the Lincoln Railsplitters to an 11-1 record. The Railsplitters lost in the PSAL Championship Game to Fort Hamilton back on Dec. 7, 2010.
Williams has recorded the following stats during his senior year:
- recorded 39 tackles
- seven sacks
- 30 quarterback hurries
- five forced fumbles
- caught 15 passes for 258 yds and 4 tds
In addition to this honor, Ishaq is the only New York player selected to participate in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl recently held in Jan. 2011.
Off the field, Ishaq has maintained a B average and volunteers with an elementary school reading program.
Ishaq has been one of the top recruits in the nation this season. Ishaq completed his high school studies at Abraham Lincoln in Dec. 2010 and is currently enrolled at the University of Notre Dame.
We wish Ishaq all the best in his future endeavors.
Make Us proud!!
Player photos courtesy of ESPN Rise.
