Athlete of the Week -- Matt Unterreiner

Weekly spotlight

MATT UNTERREINER

School: Perryville

Class: Senior

Sport: Football

Accomplishment: Unterreiner rushed 28 times for 222 yards and two touchdowns -- one being a 49-yarder -- in Perryville's 27-13 victory against Windsor at home. Unterreiner also returned a punt 62 yards for another touchdown. The opening victory was lift for a program that has endured five straight losing seasons.

Unterreiner: "It's always good to win the first one. That was a pretty big deal. It gives everyone some hope. The line was getting all the blocks and doing a pretty good job."

Coach Rick Chastain: "The off-tackle run was working pretty well. Matt is only as good as the people up front, and they were breaking open holes for him. I think the kids are starting to realize that if they work hard, there are rewards."