Mater Dei’s Bru McCoy was named the MaxPreps National Player of the Year for the 2018 high school football season on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
McCoy, a 6-3, 215-pound senior receiver, had 78 receptions for 1,428 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.
The Monarchs used McCoy occasionally as a linebacker/defensive end, mostly in the first half of the season, and he contributed five sacks.
McCoy, who last week was named the Register’s Orange County offensive player of the year, will play in the U.S. Army All-American Game on Saturday, Jan. 5 in San Antonio. He is expected to make his college decision during the nationally-televised game. McCoy, who has received scholarship offers from many schools, apparently has reduced his choices to Texas and USC.
It is the second consecutive season a Mater Dei football player won the MaxPreps national award. The 2017 honoree was quarterback JT Daniels who departed Mater Dei after his junior season to enroll early at USC.
