EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Every year, 13 On Your Sidelines picks a "Protector of the Year." It's typically a team award, going to the offensive line that our staff believes is the in West Michigan. But this year, something unusual happened when we were surveying our local coaches to find out who might be deserving of an end-of-the-year award.

Most coaches nominate someone from their own school, but South Christian coach Danny Brown felt compelled to tell us that East Grand Rapids lineman Grant Adloff was the best player his Sailors went up against all season. And of course, EGR coach Josh Shattuck was quick to sing Adloff's praises as well.

For that reason, we felt compelled to name Adloff the "Protector of the Year" as an individual award, and we surprised him with the news this week

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