Parker Chaney from Lexington Christian is the @minguabeefjerky Protein-packed Performer of the Week- @1776Bank @HopkinsCentral @Lyons76 @IsaacCollins25 @GDsports24 @LCAEAGLESFB @cutterBoley @evans02_mike @_CoachManning @PrepSpin

’24 WR/DB deserves as much ballyhoo as his QB (In our humber opinion)

Parker Chaney is the premier player at his position in the high school game at any level in the commonwealth. He is also a dandy of a baseball prospect (OF/MIF, RHP). Parker is 6’0,” 190-pounds and runs a registered 40-yard dash in 4.52-seconds.

HB Lyon, KPGFootball, Scouting Division

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Ronnie Mingua began experimenting with making beef jerky back in the 1990s. He shared his efforts with neighbors and friends, soon realizing he had come up with something different and superior to all other beef jerkies on the market. From these humble beginnings, Mingua Beef Jerky got its start.            

Today, the Mingua Beef Jerky Company still prides itself on using its old-fashioned, all-natural recipes which offer outstanding products to customers across the nation. The recipes are a family tradition, passed down from generation to generation.     

Our recipes and our quality ingredients, hand-cut from solid pieces of beef, are never chopped or formed like other brands, making our products superior and one of a kind. That would make our products similar to this week’s Protein-packed Performer, Parker Chaney, WR/DB from Lexington Christian Academy in Lexington, KY wouldn’t it? 

There has been considerable banter, on Twitter and elsewhere, concerning who will win Mr. Football in ’23. Lots of the smart money is on the superstar QB, Cutter Boley, from Lexington’s Christian Academy. Boley, after all, has announced his commitment to UK. That never hurts a “Mr. Kentucky” candidacy.

Looking for other eligible candidates, one doesn’t even have to leave LCA for viability. What about this week’s honoree and Protein-packed Performer, Parker Chaney?

The answer is anything but simple. As we have before said many times, there are a number of worthy candidates from around the commonwealth. We would like to state our case for Chaney, with whom we have long been numbered among his many fans.

Try to consider what he did in ’22. Chaney caught 83-passes for 1,175-receiving yards. Chaney caught 7-TD’s, ran from scrimmage a hand full of times and scored rushing once, and was among the ball club’s leading scorers.

Chaney played defense too. At his DB slot, he was among the leaders in tackles, INT’s, and PBU’s.

Now, we believe Chaney is a next-level, WR. Chaney has a fine frame (6’0,” 190-pounds) and is plenty fast (4.52-second, 40-yard dash registered time).

Chaney trains, offseason, with the prestigious National Playmakers Academy (NPA). Parker is holding offers from both Air Force and EKU and his gaining an offer from a “service academy” should tell one all one needs to know about his performance in the classroom.

The service academies rank, academically, right there with the Ivy and Near-Ivy League institutions. Translation…Chaney’s qualifying is a certainty.

Now Chaney is reputed to be as good on the diamond as the gridiron. Schools considering offering him could save some football budget by splitting him with the baseball program.

We are informed Chaney is among the better OF/MIF, RHP prospects playing in the KHSAA today. We even found a picture to buttress this belief.

We have awarded this to Parker Chaney as we can’t fathom how any one student athlete could have taken the skills the Good Lord gave him and done anymore with it to help his team. On this basis, Mingua Beef Jerky and we decided this talented and accomplished ’24 WR/DB could use a bolt of protein and a sweet T-shirt. The company volunteered to send that to him, straight away.   

Join us next week as we return to honor another weekly prize winner. Until then, pop some Mingua Beef Jerky in your mouth and savor the quality and flavor which sets it apart from all the competition. Remember, our product is superior and one of a kind; just like LCA’s, Parker Chaney. 

This is Fletcher W. Long reporting for Kentucky Prep Gridiron reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE and don’t forget to SAVOR THE FLAVOR!