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Highlands senior running back Austin Collinsworth on Friday afternnon was announced as the winner of the Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the top high school football player in Kentucky.
Collinsworth, who has helped the Bluebirds win back-to-back Class 5A state titles, was an all-state defensive back as a sophomore and all-state receiver as a junior.

He moved to running back in the offseason and entered Friday’s playoff game against Johnson Central with 1,040 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. In Friday night's 42-21 victory against Johnson Central, Collinsworth rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries,

Hornung and a group of advisers decide on the winner of the award.

Hornung, who starred for the Green Bay Packers in the 1950s and ’60s, played at Louisville Flaget before winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior at Notre Dame.

Collinsworth is the son of former Bengals standout wide receiver and current Monday Night Football analyst Cris Collinsworth