Will Faris kicks a field goal against Mesquite Poteet. Photo by Jeff Bargas.

Will Faris is Lake Highlands High School’s five-star kicker, currently ranked fifth in Texas by Kohl’s National Scholarship Camp. This week, he hopes to add another award to his trophy case – VYPE DFW 2020 Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year.

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VYPE’s poll pits Faris against 18 other special teams dynamos throughout the metroplex. Fan voting began yesterday, and Faris is currently running third.

The Wildcats’ home matchup Friday against Plano East is likely to be a showcase for kicking talent. The Panthers’ kicker, Ben Woodard, currently leads in the VYPE poll, but Faris hit a 42-yard field goal against PESH as a junior last year. The week before, he’d kicked a 46-yarder against Mesquite. You can view his highlight reel here.

Faris can’t win the VYPE poll on his talent alone – he’ll need Wildcat Nation to vote early and often. You can click his name here through Oct. 5. Go Cats!

Will Faris at Kohl’s Kicking Camp

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    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.