LITTLE ROCK - Greenwood quarterback Connor Noland is officially the best football player in Arkansas, according to voters of the annual Landers Award. The senior helped lead the Bulldogs to a 13-0 season and state championship this year. He has signed with the University of Arkansas to play football and basketball.
Noland is the third Greenwood player to win the honor.
Each week, for thirteen weeks during the high school football season, a Landers Player of the Week is chosen by the KATV Sports staff and announced during the Thursday sportscast. The winner of the overall award is chosen from the weekly winners.