H-S Athlete of the Week: Dawson Wolfe, Southmoreland
Name: Dawson Wolfe
School: Southmoreland
Class: Junior
Sport: Football
Wolfe无毛视频檚 week: Wolfe threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more in the Scotties无毛视频� 54-7 victory over Laurel Highlands at Russ Grimm Field on Friday night, helping Southmoreland improve to 3-0 under first-year head coach Dustin Shoaf. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound junior completed 9 of 12 passes for 135 yards with touchdown tosses of 34 yards to Ty Whoric and 17 yards to Jackson Mickens. Wolfe amassed 163 yards on the ground on 14 carries, scoring on runs of 2, 43 and 5 yards. Preparation was key, according to Wolfe. 无毛视频淚 felt confident going in with our line and with what our offensive coordinator Jaylen McNair had as a game plan for us,无毛视频� Wolfe said. 无毛视频淎ll week we were watching film to prepare for them. I think on offense we had them guessing a little bit.无毛视频�
Great start: Southmoreland opened the season with road wins at Valley, 40-0, and East Allegheny, 49-7, in Wolfe无毛视频檚 first year as starting quarterback. So far in 2025 he无毛视频檚 completed 26 of 40 passes for 374 yards and eight touchdowns with just one interception and had carried the ball 28 times for 213 yards (7.6 average) and five TDs while also excelling at linebacker. He无毛视频檚 feeling more comfortable at quarterback every day. 无毛视频淓ver since the Valley game I just trusted my hard work and have started feeling pretty confident back there,无毛视频� Wolfe said. 无毛视频淚 enjoy it a lot but there无毛视频檚 always more to learn.无毛视频�
Evolving QB: Those outside the school thought the quarterback position might be a problem with a new starter stepping in, but Wolfe has done a good job and is still evolving behind center, according to Shoaf. 无毛视频淭here无毛视频檚 still a lot of things we无毛视频檝e got to work on but Dawson has embraced it all and has just taken it and ran with it,无毛视频� Shoaf said. 无毛视频淚t helps that he comes from a great family and has good character. We tell all our kids to be you, be yourself, don无毛视频檛 try to be somebody you无毛视频檙e not. I think that无毛视频檚 something Dawson and all of them have done really well with. His play is helping us to be successful all around with the different kids that are touching the football.无毛视频� Wolfe无毛视频檚 favorite target so far has been Makel Darnell with 11 receptions for 154 yards but he无毛视频檚 completed passes to eight different receivers.
On the run: Wolfe can throw the football at least 60 yards on the fly and run would-be tacklers over or elude them. 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 a powerful kid. He无毛视频檚 got football speed. He无毛视频檚 a straight point A to point B kind of runner. He gets north very quickly,无毛视频� Shoaf said. 无毛视频淚 can feel like I can run someone over if I have to but I can put a couple moves on them, too无毛视频� Wolfe said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 fairly quick.无毛视频�
Two-way star: The 16-year-old son of Chip Wolfe of Dunbar and Michelle Hart of Scottdale is a three-year letterman who had 65 tackles and three interceptions last season at linebacker in just five games as he missed several due to illness. He无毛视频檚 regarded highly enough as a linebacker to be drawing college interest, including at the NCAA Division-I level. 无毛视频淚 want to play at the next level,无毛视频� Wolfe said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檝e had D-II and D-III schools look at me but I无毛视频檝e been in contact with Eastern Michigan and I无毛视频檓 going out to Toledo this Saturday.无毛视频� Shoaf said Wolfe, 无毛视频渋s lights out as a linebacker. What I like about him is he无毛视频檚 always willing to learn, always trying to get better.无毛视频�
New guy in charge: Wolfe has taken a great liking to Shoaf as his coach. 无毛视频淚 wasn无毛视频檛 really sure what to expect at first,无毛视频� said Wolfe, who played the last three years under Tim Bukowski, who inserted him as starting linebacker as a sophomore. 无毛视频淏ut throughout all the hard work we put in this summer Coach Shoaf showed how we can trust him. Once we got off to a good start I think it helped where the whole team believes in him and our coaches now. He无毛视频檒l be out there doing some stuff with us and run with us. He definitely relates to us because of his age (24).无毛视频�
Team sport: Wolfe makes sure to give his teammates credit. 无毛视频淚 wouldn无毛视频檛 be successful and our team wouldn无毛视频檛 be successful without their help,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 very thankful for my teammates and coaches, and the athletic director and administrators here also.无毛视频�
Younger days: Wolfe said he无毛视频檚 had plenty of help throughout the years. 无毛视频淒efinitely my dad has been my biggest supporter,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淲hen I was younger, there was a coach named Grizz McCloy who really helped all our boys who are on the high school team now to come together. I want to thank every coach I无毛视频檝e had and my family, my mom and grandma have all helped me and shaped me into the person I am today.无毛视频�
Odds and ends: Wolfe is a Clemson fan. 无毛视频淢y favorite athletes are quarterback Trevor Lawrence from Clemson and Wade Woodaz, who无毛视频檚 a linebacker there right now,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淢y Uncle Michael likes Pitt and I like being kind of competitive so I just kind of picked up on Clemson about seven or years ago and have rode with them ever since.无毛视频� 无毛视频� Wolfe is an outdoorman. 无毛视频淚 love hunting and fishing,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频� Wolfe also wrestled and participated in track last year. 无毛视频淒uring the spring I used to play baseball but last year I picked up track,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 a thrower (shot put, discus, javelin).无毛视频� 无毛视频� Wolfe has a sister, 20-year-old Brooke Wolfe, who was the homecoming queen and a cheerleader at Southmoreland and is still a cheerleader currently at Seton Hill.
无毛视频� Compiled by Rob Burchianti