Rhett Creason and Gage Lynn earn “Special Teams” and “Practice Player” honors for Week 7
BY JIM BEERS
The Chester High School Football Program presents two weekly player awards throughout the football season. The first award is the “Special Teams” player of the week and the other is the “Practice Player” of the week.
Head Coach Billy Belton started this program several years ago to recognize players for exemplary dedication, service, and performance. He especially wanted to recognized and reward two areas that sometimes do not get much special attention throughout the season.
The first award is the” Special Teams” award for a member of the Special Teams unit. Special Teams players are often not featured in the spotlight. Such players deserve recognition for performances that “stand-out” on the field in games, especially when those performances make big differences in the success of those games.
The second weekly award is the “Practice Player of the Week” award. This award recognizes and honors a player who works the hardest in practice and further works to makes his teammates better. Such players sometimes do not even see playing time during varsity games, but make key contributions at practice to make the YellowJacket Football Program better and more successful.
Award selections are announced each Thursday at the end of practice. Criteria from the previous week’s game and practices are used to assist in the selection of the current week’s honorees.
The awards are voted on based upon recommendations of the coaching staff. The two awards are sponsored by two local businesses, Korando Heating and Cooling and Knight Hawk Coal. Honorees being recognized receive both an official “Player of the Week” T-shirt as well as recognition in both the local media outlets and over the public address system at home games.
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The Korando Heating and Cooling “Special Teams Player of the Week Award” for Week 7 was Rhett Creason. Rhett (# 10) is a 5’6”, 170 Lb., Running Back and Linebacker, for the Chester YellowJackets. He is a junior. In Week 6 the Jackets beat the Carlyle Indians, 21-14.
On Special Teams, Rhett grabbed a Carlyle on-side kick with just 4-mimutes to play in the game. He single-handedly ruined the Indian’s attempt to create a YellowJacket fumble. Had the Indians recovered the on-side kick, they could have had an opportunity to tie or win the game. With just 4-minutes to play in the game, Creason secured the ball on Chester’s 46-yard line in great field position to run the clock out to end the game with a 21-14 score.
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The Knight Hawk Coal “Practice Player of the Week” for Week 7 was Gage Lynn. Gage is a 5’8”, 155 Lb., Wide Receiver and Defensive Back for the Chester YellowJacket Varsity. He is a junior. Lynn is known for his hard work and dedication to his team. He does what it takes to help make his team the best to face its opponents each week. His gives 100% and strives to be a better player each week. For all of his contributions to the success of the 2026 YellowJacket Football Team, Gage Lynn was nominated by his coaches to be the Week 6 “Practice Player of the Week.”