As we draw closer to the 2024 fall season, it's time for WNC high school football fans to decide on which quarterback is the best in the area.
Vote for your choice of WNC's top quarterback. There are 10 players to choose from. Vote now before the poll closes at noon on Friday. Click on the image below this story to make your choice, or this link to vote .
Here are the 10 signal callers in consideration:
Brady Grant, Murphy: Grant completed 48% of his passes in 2023 for 1,047 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Meek Slydell, Asheville High: Slydell's numbers took a dip last season after a more challenging nonconference schedule. He completed 58% of his passes for 1,633 yards with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
Aaron Clark, Pisgah: Clark passed for 1,684 yards with seven touchdowns and rushed for 510 yards while guiding the Bears to the second round of the NCHSAA 3A playoffs in 2023.
JaRon Ward, Hendersonville: Ward was impressive as a freshman, completing 60% of his passes for 1,357 yards with 17 touchdowns and four interceptions. Ward also rushed for 115 yards and three more scores.
Benjamin Kessinger, Brevard: Kessinger flourished as a first-year starter with the Blue Devils. He completed 65% of his passes for 1,488 yards with 25 touchdowns and six interceptions. Kessinger added four touchdowns rushing.
Mason Holtzclaw, Christ School: Holtzclaw has seen a surge of college interest after completing 50% of his passes for 1,522 yards with 14 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
Cade Young, West Henderson: It's not easy becoming the starting quarterback of an undefeated team halfway through the season. But that's exactly what happened to Young, and he handled it marvelously. He completed 69% of his passes for 1,836 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions while guiding West Henderson to the fourth round of the NCHSAA 3A playoffs.
Ely Hamrick, Reynolds: Hamrick will be tasked with replacing quarterback Hayden Craig, who graduated after being named All-WNC second team last season. Hamrick transferred during the offseason to the Rockets from IMG Academy, where he passed for 1,244 yards with 18 touchdowns and no interceptions in nine games last season.
Ricky Tolbert, Asheville School: Tolbert led the Blues to a second straight NCISAA Division II state championship last season. He completed 64% of his passes for 2,147 yards with 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He added 610 yards and 11 more touchdowns rushing.
Brandon Quinn, Mountain Heritage: Quinn helped lead the Cougars to the third round of the NCHSAA 1A playoffs. He is most dangerous with his feet, rushing for 2,082 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also improved in the passing game, completing 40% of his passes for 681 yards with 14 touchdowns and five interceptions.
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Vote for the best returning QB in WNC Zachary Huber is a high school sports reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times and Hendersonville Times-News. Email him at zhuber@gannett.com or follow him on X @zacharyahuber. Please support this type of journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times and Tim es -News .
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