By Blake Chadwick
As a sophomore, Wichita East’s Pharrell Adams put up a monster of a season with 110 tackles, six sacks, and one interception to be named to the Class 6A all-state first team.
The junior has been playing football since Kindergarten and has always been one of the smarter players on every team he’s been a part of, and this one is no different.
“My football IQ is my biggest strength,” Adams said. “I know the play before the other team hikes the ball, I study opposing teams’ offensive game that week to prepare me for what will happen on Friday, and I take pride in that.”
The junior has interest from colleges like Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Arkansas, Wake Forest, Minnesota, Tulane, Notre Dame, Arkansas State, Florida State, North Dakota State University and South Dakota State.
But for Adams, the work isn’t done. He knows that he has a chance to lead the Blue Aces to their first state championship since they went back to back in 1982 and 1983.
“I want to be named to the Top 11 in the state of Kansas and break the School record for Tackles, which is 156,” Adams said. “My main goal is to lead this team to an undefeated record and to win a state championship in 6A.”
