Star running back Kenny Smith grabbed a lot of headlines last fall for the Hammonton High football team, rightfully so, and rushed
for a lot of yards, but there were plenty of other hard-nosed players who helped make Hammonton a playoff team and come within eight points of taking down Mainland, an undefeated state champion.
Andrew Wehner, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker, was the heart and soul of Hammonton’s defense, one that pitched a shutout in the season opener at the Battle at the Beach, allowed just 14 points to Mainland (the Stangs’ season low), as well as just 21 points to Timber Creek, a team that won nine games and made it to the state playoffs.
Wehner had a nose for the ball and always played at 100 percent, setting the example for the underclassmen.
Dave O’Sullivan, Staff Writer
