TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week – Mason McCombs

Union County junior Mason McCombs has been kicking since he first started playing football, and it showed Friday night as the Panthers hosted the Towns County Indians in Blairsville.

McCombs went 6-for-6 on point-after attempts, while kicking off for four touchbacks and catching a touchdown pass as the Panthers won, 60-7.

For his efforts, McCombs is the Union County Panthers Player of the Week.

“I’ve been kicking since I was seven or eight-years-old, but this is my first year kicking for the varsity team,”
McCombs said.

McCombs handles all the kicking duties for the Panthers, kicking off and attempting extra points.

He also plays wide receiver, where he caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from senior Pierson Allison in the second quarter. After he converted the extra-point try, McCombs and the Panthers led 28-0 early in the second quarter.

The touchdown catch was the first for the varsity squad for McCombs, who said he would always remember the play.

“I loved it. That’s my first touchdown catch and it was exhilarating,” McCombs said.

As for the game, McCombs gave all the credit to his teammates for the big win.

“They did amazing. We knew what we had to do, and we did it tonight. Our coaches tell us to get 1 percent better every practice, and I think we did that all week and we proved it tonight.”