MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week Nominees for August 29-September 4, 2016

The USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School 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.com. Each winner receives a certificate and a letterman patch to showcase the honor.

To nominate players, coaches or team administrators must enter the athlete's game stats by Monday evening of each week. High school coaches can obtain an access code for their teams by visiting: www.maxpreps.com.cl.

The top nominees for Player of the Week for August 29-September 4, 2016 are:

Mid-Atlantic region
QB Mason Mclaughlin('18), Cannon (Concord, N.C.); 15-23, 201 yards, 2TD
SS Quendarius Jefferson ('19),Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.); 19 carries, 116 yards, 3 rush TD; 102 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
RB Sean Mikovitch ('18), Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, Pa.); 16 tackles (2 solo, 14 asst.) 2 TFL

Southeast region
QB Trevor Lawrence ('18), Cartersville (Cartersville, Ga.); 21-32, 352 yards, 3 TD
WR James Beard ('19), Loyd Star (Brookhaven, Miss.); 8 carries, 48 yards, 1 rush TD; 286 rec. yards, 3 rec. TD
OLB Sullivan Altman ('19), Holy Trinity Episcopal (Melbourne, Fla.); 17 tackles (19 solo, 8 asst.) 4 TFL

Midwest region
QB Ryan Wakley ('18), Victory Christian (Tulsa, Okla.); 28-46, 516 yards, 6 TD
RB Daniel Libolt ('18), Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing (Chambers, Neb.); 21 carries, 110 yards, 3 rush TD; 84 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
RB Trevan Rut ('19), Arthur County (Arthur, Neb.); 17 tackles (10 Solo, 7 asst.)

Great Lakes region
QB Luke Ricobene ('18),IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Ill.); 17-24, 307 yards, 4 TD
RB Jacardia Wright ('19), St. Teresa (Decatur, Ill.); 12 carries, 193 yards, 4 TD; 88 rec. yards, 2 rec. TD
FS Michael Niemiec ('18), Batavia (Batavia, Ill.); 21 tackles (17 solo, 4 asst.)

Southwest region
QB Erick Retta ('18), San Benito (San Benito, Texas); 28-35, 337 yards, 3 TD
Tristan Sanchez ('18), Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Texas); 14 carries 185 yards, 4 TD
MLB Dashaun White ('18), Richland (North Richland Hills, Texas); 23 tackles (11 solo, 12 asst.) 4 TFL, 1 sack

West region
QB Ernie Arcia ('18), South Gate (South Gate, Calif.); 17-23, 351 yards, 4 TD
QB Ethan Aguilar ('18), California Lutheran (Wildomar, Calif.); 22 carries, 208 yards, 5 TD
RB Carlos Hunt 2 ('19), Silver Valley (Yermo, Calif.); 15 tackles (9 solo, 6 asst.), 2 TFL, 2 sacks

Northwest region
QB Preston Fisher ('18), Thurston (Springfield, Ore.); 17-27, 326 yards, 4 TD
RB Kameron Evans ('18), Little Snake River (Baggs, Wyo.); 21 carries, 194 yards, 6 TD
RB Seth Mondragon ('18), Dayspring Christian Academy (Greeley, Colo.); 16 tackles (11 solo, 5 asst.) 3 TFL

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 7.