Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week: Oswego's Luke Hernandez

Name: Luke HernandezSchool: OswegoSport: FootballYear: SeniorWhy he was selected: A 5-foot-11, 195-pound fullback, Hernandez rumbled for a pair of 49-yard runs last week, including a touchdown that helped Oswego fend off Naperville North 21-19 in a Class 8A second-round playoff game.The senior has 17 carries for 160 yards and four touchdowns on the season, as well as seven catches for 126 yards and two scores.Hernandez is the third Oswego student-athlete in as many weeks to earn Athlete of the Week honors, joining volleyball players Hannah Herrick and Sara Gilio.Hernandez won Athlete of the Week through an online vote. Other nominees included Newark volleyball’s Zoey Carlson and Yorkville cross country’s Athena Triner.Here is Hernandez’s Q A with sports reporter Skyler Kisellus.Did you expect to ever have that kind of production in a game as a fullback?Hernandez: Not necessarily. Usually it’s the running backs that are getting the ball, getting those yards. But with how the game was go