How a patient approach is helping Shelby football’s Lan Farmer enhance its rich QB lineage

Patience isn’t something many are afforded in high school football. However, as it pertained to the development of Shelby’s promising, yet inexperienced sophomore quarterback Lan Farmer, the Golden Lions’ braintrust was willing this summer to take its time.

“We believe he has the tools to be special for us, but we also know it will take some time,” said Shelby football coach Mike Wilbanks during a summer 7-on-7 passing league in Cramerton. “He’s a sophomore, and based on his limited experience he will make mistakes. He’ll take some lumps, but hopefully those will make him and our offense better as the season progresses.”

Farmer has proved his coach’s hunch to be correct, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound quarterback is a big reason why Shelby rides into its NCHSAA 2A West quarterfinal at Salisbury on a nine-game win streak.

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Like most other quarterbacks, Farmer experienced his share of growing pains the season’s first three weeks, Shelby suffering losses at the hand of 3A powerhouses A.C. Reynolds, Crest and Kings Mountain.

During the stretch, he completed 59% of his passes for 647 yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions. Over the course of his team’s nine-game win streak, Farmer has connected on 70% of his passes for 2,025 yards and 29 touchdowns with four interceptions.

Farmer hasn’t wavered despite the pressure of postseason play, either. After completing 12-of-15 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns in a first round rout of Mount Pleasant, the Shelby quarterback was 16-of-23 for a career-high 356 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-21 thumping of Lincolnton.

“We just worked our game plan…

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Author : The Star

Publish date : 2023-11-15 09:04:07

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