Salisbury's Abdul Eliwa Photo Credit: Sean Meyers

Salisbury head coach Matt Parrish

Photo Credit: Sean Meyers

By Mike London

Salisbury Post

SALISBURY —The job of a striker is to score goals, and Salisbury’s Abdul Eliwa performed that task about as well as it can be done during the 2025 season.

The South Piedmont Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the Post’s Rowan County Player of the Year, the slim senior scored often, scored early and scored late. He scored with his right foot, scored with his left foot and scored with his head.

Eliwa totaled 35 goals and nine assists. He scored three goals in the playoffs. He racked up 23 goals in the Hornets’ 14 SPC games.

“The competition in our league was very good,” Eliwa said. “Every goal meant something. They all mattered.”

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