Home Team Friday Week 1 MVP

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — After counting up 1,400 total votes, Memorial’s Dru Ellis was named our Week one Home Team Friday MVP of the night.

The junior running back rushed for 80 yards on four carries for three touchdowns. While also having three catches for 36 years and another score and an interception on defense. Ellis made the most of his time on the field for the Tigers in their 48-14 win over Jasper. He secured 84.7 percent of the votes to claim MVP.

"Oh, it's awesome knowing that I have everybody behind me, everybody voting for me," he said. "It just feels good knowing that everybody is there. Knowing that I can take it after my brother, definitely had a lot of players in the past years that I've got to work around and work with. So they definitely helped me and trained me for this moment right here."

Ellis and Memorial will travel to North to face the Huskies on Friday, August 28th.