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Atholton's Odocha Is First to 1,000
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Atholton senior tailback Kelechi Odocha became the Washington area's first running back to break the 1,000-yard mark this season, gaining 204 yards on 27 carries in Saturday's 12-7 loss to Marriotts Ridge. Odocha has rushed for 1,145 yards in six games and has nine touchdowns.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]"I never expected it, but that's how this season has worked out. Our offensive line came to play," said Odocha, whose group up front includes 6-foot-3, 285-pound guard Nathan Bunner. Odocha had a 249-yard game against Howard last month, and already has touchdown runs of 62, 63 and 66 yards.
The Raider stands just 5-7 and weighs 175 pounds. He is a regular in the weight room, and says he can bench-press 330 pounds. Odocha will get his biggest test Friday night when Atholton (4-2) plays at No. 7 River Hill (6-0), which uses a three-man defensive front with five linebackers.
"We're very motivated," Odocha said. "I go on college visits and the coaches ask, 'How'd you do -- and when do you play River Hill?' They just fly to the football, so we're going to have to slow that down and find a way to get around that."
-- Dave Yanovitz
