Jase Jung: VDN junior high Defensive Player of the Year

Porter’s Chapel Academy Junior High football player Jase Jung has been selected as the first Vicksburg Daily News junior high Defensive Player of the Year.

Jung is an eighth grader at PCA and helped his team to an undefeated 7-0 season this year with a defense that only allowed their opponents 13.4 points per game, on average. He played under head coach Blake Purvis this year, and he outshined all of his opponents.

“Jase was a dominant force in the back end of our defense,” Purvis said. “He always seemed to be in the right place at the right time and had several game-changing interceptions that helped us either comeback and win or seal a victory for us.“

Jung finished the season with five interceptions and returned two of them for touchdowns. He is the first player to win the VDN junior high Defensive Player of the Year award.