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 September 26-October 2, 2016 are:
Northeast region
QB Matthew Valecce ('18), Fordham Prep (Bronx, N.Y.); 18-22, 346 pass yards, 4 pass TD, 46 rush yards
QB Austin Albericci ('18), NV - Demarest (Demarest, N.J.); 16-22, 280 pass yards, 2 pass TD, 44 rush yards, 2 rush TD
RB Nate Palmer ('18), Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (Verona, N.Y.); 7 recs, 148 yards, 3 TD
RB Flaitz Zach ('18), Canisteo-Greenwood (Canisteo, N.Y.); 12 carries, 317 rush yards, 5 rush TD, 1 rec, 56 rec yards, 1 rec TD
RB Connor Spies ('18), Thousand Islands (Clayton, N.Y.); 6 carries, 192 rush yards, 4 TD, 1 rec, 60 rec yards, 1 rec TD
Mid-Atlantic region
QB Corey Fields ('18), Baptist Hill (Hollywood, S.C.); 16-22, 417 pass yards, 6 pass TD, 43 rush yards
QB Troy Garrett ('18), Bowie (Bowie, Md.); 9-18, 277 pass yards, 4 pass TD, 73 rush yards, 2 TD
WR Logan Sterner ('18), Pen Argyl (Pen Argyl, Pa.); 15 carries, 133 rush yards, 3 rush TD, 1 rec, 21 rec yards, 1 rec TD, 4 punt ret, 168 punt ret yards, 2 punt return TD
RB/WR Dylan Smith ('18), Chapmanville Regional (Chapmanville, W. Va.); 7 recs, 204 rec yards, 3 rec TD
DE Cory Myers ('19), Conemaugh Township (Davidsville, Pa.); 16 tackles (10 solo, 6 asst.), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, 2 PD, 1 fumble recovery
Southeast region
QB Michael Barrett ('18), Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.); 12-15, 362 pass yards, 3 pass TD, 108 rush yards, 3 TD
QB Kolten Gibson ('18), Walker Valley (Cleveland, Tenn.); 29-39, 420 pass yards, 5 pass TD, 92 rush yards, 3 rush TD
RB Jarrett Conkling ('18), International Community (Winter Park, Fla.); 37 carries, 414 rush yards, 5 rush TD
RB Corey Russell, jr. ('19), Arcadia (Arcadia, La.); 37 carries, 341 rush yards, 5 rush TD
DE/LB Daniel Gonzalez ('18), Academy at the Lakes (Land O' Lakes, Fla.); 26 tackles (19 solo, 7 asst.), 1 TFL
Midwest region
QB Joshua Garza ('18), Cyril (Cyril, Okla.); 8-12, 409 pass yards, 4 pass TD, 92 rush yards, 1 rush TD
QB Tyler Hanson ('18), Nashville (Nashville, Ark.); 14-18, 292 pass yards, 6 pass TD
RB Matt Hoffmann ('18), Plainview (Plainview, Neb.); 26 carries, 296 rush yards, 8 rush TD
RB Jacob Tracy ('18), Gibbon (Gibbon, Neb.); 17 carries, 381 rush yards, 5 rush TD
DB Tre Dixon ('20), Parkview Christian (Lincoln, Neb.); 18 tackles (14 solo, 4 asst.), 1 INT, 3 PD
Great Lakes region
QB Alec Ogden ('18), Monona Grove (Monona, Wis.); 17-21, 317 pass yards, 6 pass TD, 71 rush yards, 1 rush TD
QB Luke Ricobene ('18), IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Ill.); 19-25, 342 pass yards, 5 pass TD, 52 rush yards, 1 rush TD
RB Kaden Williams ('19), Providence (Clarksville, Ind.); 24 carries, 299 yards, 5 rush TD
RB/WR Caleb Hamilton ('18), Eastern Greene (Bloomfield, Ind.); 24 carries, 181 rush yards, 3 rush TD, 7 rec, 182 rec yards, 3 rec TD
SS Jack Kellerman ('18), Batesville (Batesville, Ind.); 20 tackles (14 solo, 6 asst.) 5 TFL, 2 fumbles caused
Northwest region
QB Chad Dines ('18), D'Evelyn (Denver, Colo.); 23-29, 407 pass yards, 6 pass TD, 49 rush yards, 1 rush TD
QB Derrick Smashum ('18), Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora, Colo.); 21-29, 316 pass yards, 6 pass Td, 77 rush yards
RB Jace Logan ('19), Soroco (Oak Creek, Colo.); 10 carries, 142 rush yards, 4 rush TD, 2 recs, 48 rec yards, 1 rec TD
RB Jontay Edwards ('18), Bartlett (Anchorage, Alaska); 19 carries, 368 rush yards, 4 rush TD
MLB Seth Mondragon ('18), Dayspring Christian Academy (Greeley, Colo.); 20 tackles (10 solo, 10 asst.) 2.5 sacks, 1 Hur, 1 PD
West region
QB Kenyon Oblad ('18), Liberty (Henderson, Nev.); 22-32, 342 pass yards, 6 pass TD
WR Gabe Prendergast ('18), Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez, Calif.); 2 carries, 49 rush yards, 14 recs, 250 rec yards, 4 rec TD
WR Duncan Stewart ('18), Sequoia (Redwood City, Calif.); 11 recs, 157 rec yards, 3 rec TD
ATH/RB Christian Swint ('18), Compton (Compton, Calif.); 30 carries, 334 rush yards, 4 rush TD
LB Kyle Smith ('19), Los Gatos (Los Gatos, Calif.); 17 tackles (5 solo, 12 asst.), 5 TFL, 2 Hur, 1 fumble caused
Southwest region
QB Grant Gunnell ('19), St. Pius X (Houston, Texas); 28-38, 531 pass yards, 7 pass TD, 50 rush yards, 2 rush TD
QB Quay Stokes ('18), Hawley (Hawley, Texas); 32-42, 494 pass yards, 4 pass TD, 92 rush yards, 3 rush TD
QB Bubba Henson('18), Pecos (Pecos, Texas); 23-36, 387 pass yards, 8 pass Td, 130 rush yards, 2 TD
RB Mark Caballero ('18), Idalou (Idalou, Texas); 29 carries, 272 rush yards, 5 rush TD, 1 rec, 33 rec yards, 1 rec TD
MLB Bryan Smith ('18), Mercedes (Mercedes, Texas); 17 tackles (11 solo, 6 asst.), 2 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 Hur, 1 PD
USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 5th.
