In his first varsity game starting, this Fowler senior earns The Bee’s Week 1 honor
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- Connor Hammond earned Week 1 Player of the Week with 2.5 sacks, 7 tackles.
- Hammond captured 58% of 44,000 total votes, leading fan poll over two finalists.
- Fowler High rallied behind Hammond in recognition of strong varsity debut effort.
The winner of The Fresno Bee Player of the Week for Week 1 is senior linebacker Connor Hammond of Fowler.
Hammond was voted the Player of the Week after he made seven tackles and 2.5 sacks in the Redcats’ 19-0 victory over Hanford West.
“This was my first varsity game starting,” Hammond said. “Just to be able to get nominated by my coaches is special and I want to thank my coaches for that.”
Fans gave him the nod, and it showed in the poll when he finished with 25,740 votes (58%).
Hammond finished ahead of Madera’s Anthony Estrada, who had 17,649 votes (40%). Finishing third was CJ Barker of Roosevelt, who had 601 votes.
“Just the recognition that I got felt really nice,” Hammond said. “The whole school rallied. It was just a cool experience.”
This story was originally published September 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM.
