Name: Andrea Layton

School: Everett

Age: 17

Grade: 12

Sport: Softball

Athlete of week achievement: Layton tossed a one-hitter in Tuesday’s 10-0 victory over Southern Fulton. In a doubleheader against Tussey Mountain on the very next day, she had an RBI in an 8-1 win, and was the winning pitcher with a double and three hits in a 7-1 victory.

Season update: Entering the final week of the regular season, Layton has 68 strikeouts in 53 innings of work. Everett is now 11-1. She’s batting .350 and is in the top five in RBIs on the team.

Coach Junior Bennett’s quote: “She’s a good athlete. She can play any position on the field for us when we need her to. She can catch, she can play second, she can play any place. She’s that type of player. She’s a go-getter, she wants to win.”

Favorite teacher: Mrs.