Norland High School Football Player Ennio Yapoor Named ITG Next Florida Male Athlete of the Month for December 2022
Norland High School football player Ennio Yapoor has been voted the ITG Next Florida Male Athlete of the Month for December 2022 receiving 39.82% of the votes. The sophomore’s play during November helped lead the Vikings to a Class 2M football regional final.
Already in the middle of a special sophomore season at the time, Yapoor’s month of November began on Nov. 3 in the Vikings’ regular season finale against Killian, a game that Norland won 42-12. During that contest, Yapoor, a quarterback, completed 11 of 14 passes for 234 yards and four touchdowns for the Vikings offense while also rushing for 23 yards on three attempts.
Yapoor and Norland then turned their attention to the Class 2M playoffs, beginning with a regional quarterfinal matchup against Jackson. The sophomore led the Vikings to a 37-6 win in the contest by completing 11 of 16 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 101 yards on 14 attempts.
Next up for the Vikings was a highly anticipated rematch with Booker T. Washington in a Class 2M regional semifinal. Yapoor struggled against Washington in a 41-23 loss earlier in the year by throwing three interceptions.
Yapoor did, however, have a bounce-back performance against the Tornadoes on Nov. 17 in a 14-7 Norland win, completing 4 of 5 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. Arguably the biggest success for the sophomore came on the ground during the contest, as Yapoor also rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on 17 attempts.
The month, and 2022 season overall, came to a close for Yapoor in a Class 2M regional final matchup on Nov. 25 with eventual state champion Miami Central, an opponent that Norland previously fell to 53-7 earlier in the year. With the Vikings falling 34-20 in the rematch, Yapoor completed 22 of 32 passes for a season-high 345 yards with a touchdown and interception, while also rushing for a season-high 155 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts.
During November, Yapoor threw for a total of 912 yards with a 9:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio, while also rushing for 414 yards and two more scores. Yapoor also led the Vikings to a 3-1 record during the month, putting the finishing touches on a sophomore season in which he completed 70.4% of his passes for 2,924 yards and a 27:7 touchdown-to-interception ratio in one of the state’s deepest classifications, as well as rushing for 1,092 yards and 10 touchdowns.
A player who shone a year ago at Champagnat Catholic, Yapoor did the exact same this season at Norland and is likely to continue that trend in 2023. Before we look ahead to the future, though, it’s important to take a look back at the last month, and 2022 season, for the sophomore to see just how good Yapoor truly was against what was elite competition.
Congratulations to Norland’s Ennio Yapoor, the ITG Next Florida Male Athlete of the Month for December 2022.
