THIS JUST IN: STATE TITLES WIN YOU A PLAYER OF THE WEEK! | Overton’s Williams, Henderson’s Norris bring home both

Henderson's Nolyn Norris (above) is all smiles after winning a state championship at the Texas High School Women's Powerlifters Association meet last week in Abilene. Norris lifted 420 pounds in the squat, 215 pounds in the bench, and 345 pounds in the deadlift. — Henderson’s Nolyn Norris (above) is all smiles after winning a state championship at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifters Association meet last week in Abilene. Norris lifted 420 pounds in the squat, 215 pounds in the bench, and 345 pounds in the deadlift. (Photo courtesy of LAURA HILL). Below: Kadden Williams of Overton, who won the super-heavyweight class with a squat of 700 pounds, a bench press of 470 pounds and a deadlift of 540. (Courtesy photo)

A pair of state championships trumped everything else this past week, as two area powerlifters are this week’s honorees.

Kadden Williams of Overton High School won the Class 1A/2A super-heavyweight class at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s State Meet in Abilene on Saturday. Williams put the “power” in “powerlifting,” with a squat of 700 pounds, a bench press of 470 pounds and a deadlift of 540 pounds for 1,710 pounds, total.

Williams beat Yorktown’s Hunter Hall, who finished in second place, by 45 pounds, and beat third-place finisher Rhett Tucker, of Simms Bowie, by 100 pounds.

For his efforts in winning the state lifting title at its heaviest division, Williams is the Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Boys Player of the Week for the week of March 18-22.

And our girls honoree also pulled her magic at Abilene, as well.

Henderson’s Nolyn Norris captured the girls state championship in the 148-pound division in Class 4A, Division I, with a total lift of 980 pounds: 420 pounds in the squat, 215 pounds in the bench, and 345 pounds in the deadlift.

Norris beat Beeville Jones lifter Eldonnette Chancellor, the second-place finisher, by quite a bit, actually: Norris beat her by 65 pounds.

And for winning the state championship, Norris is the Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Girls Player of the Week.

For the record, let’s review the rules: any athlete who competes at the ETBlitz.com-area schools – Kilgore, Henderson, Sabine, West Rusk, Tatum, Gladewater, Arp, Troup, White Oak, Overton, or Leverett’s Chapel, or Kilgore College – is eligible to win the Whataburger / ETBlitz awards in that particular week.

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