East St. Louis’ Thomas is named MVP of All-American game
East St. Louis Flyers’ all-America receiver Jeff Thomas was named MVP of the 2017 Under Armour All-American Game on Sunday after a huge performance.
The future is shining bright in Orlando. ☀️ #UAAllAmerica #IWILL pic.twitter.com/xnkmOcuurh
— Under Armour (@UnderArmour) January 1, 2017
With 8:30 left in the game, Thomas broke the Under Armour record for receiving yards in a game with 123. His day included a 44-yard catch and run touchdown as he helped his team to a 24-21 victory. The record he broke belonged to former Flyer Terry Hawthorne who had 120 yards in 2009.
“It feels real good, like, I never knew that was going to happen,” Thomas told Cory Bender of scout.com. “It’s just a blessing, I keep being blessed and I’m thankful for it.”
Jeff Thomas at it again! https://t.co/3zTuqzUOHm
— the CFB Spot (@theCFBSpot) January 1, 2017
Thomas’ performance comes just a few weeks after he helped East St. Louis to its eighth state championship.
#Rivals100 WR Jeff Thomas just broke the Under Armour record for receiving yards in a game with 123, still 8:30 left to add to it.
— Woody Wommack (@RivalsWoody) January 1, 2017
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#LSU commit Myles Brennan connects with Jeff Thomas for a 44-yard TD pass
— Sam Spiegelman (@samspiegs) January 1, 2017
Credit Thomas for taking that the distance
This story was originally published January 1, 2017 at 3:23 PM with the headline "East St. Louis’ Thomas is named MVP of All-American game."