Folger Boaz of East Surry named NCHSAA Male Athlete of the Year

Boaz led Cardinals to 2-A state football championship in 2019 and is also a three-time all-state baseball pitcher.

Folger Boaz from East Surry High School was named the 2022-23 NCHSAA Male Athlete of the Year after a three-sport career in football, basketball and baseball.

A two-time football Offensive Player of the Year in the Foothills 2-A Conference, Boaz helped lead his school to a state championship in 2019, a state runner-up in the spring of 2021 and a regional runner-up in the fall of 2021. He finishes his career with a 33-3 record as a starting quarterback with his name scattered throughout the NCHSAA record book:

- 1st Career Completion Percentage
- 9th Career Total Offensive Yards
- 10th Career Touchdown Responsibility
- 16th Career Passing Yards

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In basketball, he was an all-conference selection and in baseball, he is a three-time conference player of the year and three-time all-state selection. This past spring, he batted .527, with a .645 OBP, 10 HR, and 45 RBIs; had a 9-1 record with a 1.15 ERA and 112 K’s; and was also selected as the 2-A Pitcher of the Year by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association.

In 2021, he helped lead his team to a state runner-up finish in the 2-A state championship series. For his career, he finished with an outstanding record of 26-1 with a 1.28 ERA and holds the school record in home runs and RBIs.

He will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall on a baseball scholarship.