On a team loaded with talent, Malachi Thompson may well be Nitro’s biggest star.

However, Thompson, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior wide receiver on arguably the most talented team in the Kanawha Valley, if not Class AAA, might never tell anyone he was the star on the Wildcats’ team.

Thompson will concede he is the star of Nitro's wide receiver corps.

"We have a lot of stars at each position,” Thompson said. “I don’t block on the offensive line, and I don’t throw the ball. I just give 100% on every play.”

Thompson’s effort translated into 74 catches for 1,593 yards and 18 touchdowns his junior year. That performance earned him the Randy Moss Award from the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as the state’s top receiver in December.

With 20 TDs as a sophomore added in, Thompson earne

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