MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week for October 2-8, 2017

The MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week honors eight top high school football performers each week throughout the United States.

Selected by USA Football, players are chosen based upon statistics that are submitted to MaxPreps. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.

Every Tuesday during the football season, 5 nominees from each region will be announced and on Wednesday's the 8 region Player of the Week winners will be selected. To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week.

The eight weekly selections for Players of the Week for the week of October 2-8, 2017 are:

Northeast
RB Deonte Nicholson (‘20), Nottingham (Hamilton, NJ); 9 car., 203 yds., 4 TD

Mid-Atlantic

QB Joe Scarabino (‘19), Seneca (Erie, PA); 12-16, 349 yds., 6 TD, 12 car., 130 yds., 2 TD

Southeast

QB Ty Keyes (‘21), Taylorsville (MS); 15-18, 403 yds., 3 TD, 6 car., 107 yds., 1 TD

Midwest

RB Ty Duvel (‘20), Wauneta-Palisade (Wauneta, NE); 11 car., 200 yds., 6 TD

Great Lakes

RB Emmet Heck (‘19), Concordia Academy (Roseville, MN); 12 car., 332 yds., 5 TD

Northwest

RB Conor McGraw (‘20), HEM (Hanna, WY); 6 car., 17 yds., 9 rec., 299 yds., 4 TD

West
RB Jeshua Fixel (‘19), Excel Christian (Sparks, NV); 13 car., 345 yds., 6 TD

Southwest

QB Landry Gilpin (’19), Veterans Memorial (Mission, TX); 19-33, 375 yds., 5 TD, 20 car., 267 yds., 3 TD

View all the Week 7 nominees | Read more about the MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week program.

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