Athlete of the Month – September 2018

Athlete of the Month – September 2018

The Premiere Dental Arts, Buffalo Wild Wings, WFMD High School Athletes of the Month for September:  Jess Twilley of the Oakdale High School Volleyball team and Aris Hilliard of the Tuscarora High School Football team are guests on WFMD’s Frederick County Sports Weekend this Sunday!
 
Aris Hilliard, a senior running back for Tuscarora is headed for Davidson College in North Carolina next year,  Junior Jess Twilley  will be back to play for the Bears!   The statistics only tell half the story for these two athletes (see attached photo) as they both are leading their teams to excellent seasons.   Hilliard has 1,038 yards rushing this season and has scored 14 touchdowns, averaging 8.4 yards a carry.  Jess Twilley has 182 Kills in 55 games played and 130 Digs.  As of  Mid week  Tuscarora football was 5-2 on the year and Oakdale Volleyball was 9-3.  Both praised their head coaches, Vince Ahearn of Tuscarora and Jim Dorsch of  Oakdale.   Aris Hilliard, with all of his imposing stats and heroics, says he still gets nervous before opening kickoff but on first contact, he is OK!  Jess Twilley credits her older sister and University of Maryland Volleyball Captain Liz Twilley for helping her and being an excellent role model.  These two young stars will be in the spotlight  this Sunday (10/21) at 12:05 pm on “Frederick County Sports Weekend” on 930 WFMD Radio and wfmd.com
 
An exciting weekend of football ahead on WFMD!   Friday Night High School action features Tuscarora at Urbana  with a 7:00 pm Kickoff and  Maryland ventures into the heart of the Big Ten to take on Iowa with a Noon Kickoff on Saturday, “live play by play” of both games  can be heard on 930 WFMD Radio and the WFMD APP!