Jakob Southworth of Decatur High School Football is our WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of September 24, 2017.
In the Raiders’ win over Bloomingdale, Jakob rushed for 188 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries. He also had one pass reception on the night. On the defensive side of the ball, he turned in seven tackles and came away with a fumble recovery.
Jakob is also a member of the Decatur basketball and baseball teams, and National Honor Society. In the classroom, he carries a 4.0 grade point average.
Jakob is the son of Brian and Laurie Southworth of Decatur.
Other finalists for the week were Andrew O’Donnell of Lawton Soccer and Elise Postma of South Haven Swimming.
Congratulations to Jakob Southworth from 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports.
