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Week 1 Primetime Performer: Paul Kelly

Week 1 Primetime Performer: Paul Kelly
OF THIS WEEK’S PRIME TIME PERFORMER. YEAH. FIVE FOOTBALL PLAYERS NOMINATED MORE THAN 55,000 VOTES WERE CAST. ONE OF THEM RUNNING AWAY. SPORTS ANCHOR CHARLIE CLIFFORD. WE WERE JUST CHATTING ABOUT TALENT HERE LITERALLY IN THE COMMERCIAL BREAK AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. AND AND WE HAD A LOT OF TALENT OUT THERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. FIVE NOMINEES. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO EVERY WEEK STARTING SATURDAY, GOING THROUGH TUESDAY AT 530. CROSSROADS CHURCH, THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE FIRST FIRST BLITZ 5 FIVE PRIME TIME PERFORMER AWARD. THESE WERE YOUR FINALISTS AND I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU SORT OUT FROM THIS LIST WHO ACTUALLY HAD THE MOST IMPACTFUL PERFORMANCE. SO THE POLLS WERE OPEN UNTIL 2:00 TODAY. AS MIKE MENTIONED, FIVE 55,000 VOTES CAME IN ON WLWT.COM. AND YOUR WINNER FOR WEEK ONE IS PAUL KELLY OF KINGS 229 9000 VOTES FOR THE KINGS STAR WHO SCORED FOUR TOUCHDOWNS IN THE WIN OVER SYCAMORE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW KELLY GOT IT DONE. THE WEEK ONE. HE WAITED ALL SUMMER FOR THIS AND YOU SCORED EVERY TOUCHDOWN DOWN FOR THE TEAM. IT WAS A CLOSE GAME. TWO QUICK TURNAROUND. THIS TEAM SEES TURPIN HERE COMING UP ON FRIDAY NIGHT. JUST MOMENTS AGO WE BROKE THE NEWS TO KELLY ON NEWS FIVE. JUST WANT TO THANK ALL MY OFFENSIVE LINEMEN AND ALL THE PLAYERS ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE. YOU GOT TURNOVERS, GAVE ME THE BALL, CREATED HOLES. THAT’S HOW I SCORED. THANK YOU. JUST LIKE A BIG SHOUT OUT. I MEAN, IT WAS A BIG COMPETITION THAT I WAS GOING AGAINST GREAT PLAYERS AND THEY ALL JUST HAD FAITH IN ME. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. KELLY. CONGRATS TO ALL FIVE NOMINEES. IF YOU MAKE THAT LIST THIS SEASON, YOU HAD A MONSTER GAME BECAUSE WE’RE LOOKING ALL OVER THE TRI STATE AREA FOR THE TOP PERFORMANCE. AND KELLY TAKES IT. IT SPEAKS TO THE PASSION OUT WITH THE KINGS FOOTBALL PROGRAM. AND I’VE SEEN IT REALLY AS A WAVE THE LAST 5 TO 7 YEARS. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN GOOD, BUT EVEN BETTER OF LATE. COACH GARVIN, CONGRATS ON ALL YOU’VE DONE HERE OVER THE PAST FEW SEASONS. VERY COOL. NOW CAN PEOPLE BE RENOMINATED? CHARLIE, THROUGHOUT THE SEASON? YES. ALL RIGHT. WE WANT TO REMIND FOLKS ABOUT THE HIGHLANDS GAME, RIGHT? THE BIG BLITZ GAME. WE’RE GOING TO THE TAILGATE AT HIGHLANDS ON FRIDAY. SAINT EXCITE SET THE BAR VERY HIGH.
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Week 1 Primetime Performer: Paul Kelly
Kings' Paul Kelly has been voted the Week 1 Primetime Performer.Kelly was among the five players nominated for the award following a stellar performance against Sycamore.Kelly rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns, taking in nearly 30,000 votes in the first poll of the season.For more on how to vote for the Primetime Performer each week, click here.

Kings' Paul Kelly has been voted the Week 1 Primetime Performer.

Kelly was among the five players nominated for the award following a stellar performance against Sycamore.

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Kelly rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns, taking in nearly 30,000 votes in the first poll of the season.

For more on how to vote for the Primetime Performer each week, click here.