MaxPreps/USA Football Player of the Week Nominees for Oct. 19-25, 2015

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 October 19-25, 2015 are:



Northeast Region
QB Tom Walsh ('16), St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.); 25-37, 520 yards, 4 TD
RB Garnett Nicolas ('17), Burke Catholic (Goshen, N.Y.); 17 carries, 247 yards, 6 TD
WR Samad Starling ('16), Linden (Linden, N.J.); 7 receptions, 206 yards, 4 TD
RB Phil Campbell ('16), South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction, N.J.); 13 carries, 108 yards, 3 TD
LB Louis Acceus ('17), St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.); 18 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 pass defensed

Mid-Atlantic Region
QB Matt Mckay ('17), Wakefield (Raleigh, N.C.); 21-23, 320 yards, 5 TD; 158 rush yards, 3 rush TD
QB Charles Kelly (Kat) ('17), Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.); 22-32, 249 yds, 2 pass TD; 21 rush yds, 1 rush TD
RB Shadoe Smith ('16), Windber (Windber, Pa.); 29 carries, 441 yards, 8 TD; 21 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD
LB Ashton Wood ('18), Coastal Christian Prep (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.); 23 tackles (12 solo 11 asst.)
LB Tori Delesline ('16), Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.); 19 tackles (10 solo, 9 asst.), 2 TFL, 2 sacks

Southeast Region
QB David Vozzola ('16), North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, Fla.); 20-23, 408 yards, 5 TD; 77 rush yards, 1 rush TD
QB Austin Sessums ('17), Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Fla.); 10-14, 249 yards, 3 TD; 26 rush yards, 1 rush TD
RB Fredrick Peters ('17), Columbia (Columbia, Miss.); 21 carries, 184 yards, 3 TD
LB Shane Lewis ('16), Shiloh Hills Christian (Kennesaw, Ga.); 29 tackles (14 solo, 15 asst.)
LB Jermaine Ivery ('17), Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Fla.); 23 tackles (13 solo, 10 asst.)

Midwest Region
QB Grant Hilliard ('16), Sedgwick (Sedgwick, Kan.); 21-26, 218 yards, 2 TD; 101 rush yards, 1 rush TD
QB Keats Calhoon ('16), Victory Christian (Tulsa, Okla.); 32-43, 355 yards, 5 TD
QB Alex Becker ('16), Garden Plain (Garden Plain, Kan.); 10-14, 229 yards, 4 TD
WR Jacob Bailey ('17), Berryhill (Tulsa, Okla.); 6 receptions, 133 yds, 3 receiving TD; 3 carries, 100 yds, 2 rush TD
WR Christian Jegen ('16), Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.); 21 carries, 178 yards, 3 rush TD; 3 receptions, 99 yards, 1 receiving TD

Great Lakes Region
QB Nick Sellers ('16), Gibson Southern (Fort Branch, Ind.); 14-16, 323 yards, 6 TD
QB Brandon Peters ('16), Avon (Avon, Ind.) ; 12-18, 260 yards, 3 TD
QB Cameron Racke ('17), Simon Kenton (Independence, Ky.); 13-26, 216 yards, 2 TD; 56 rush yards, 1 rush TD
RB Kyle Birr ('16), Albany (Albany, Minn.); 53 carries, 332 yards, 6 TD
RB Jackson Anthrop ('16), Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette, Ind.); 7 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD; 38 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD

Southwest Region
QB Dallin Edwards ('17), American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Ariz.); 19-26, 489 yards, 8 TD 78 rush yards, 1 rush TD
RB Christian Shelmire ('17), Lutheran South Academy (Houston, Texas); 38 carries, 301 yards, 4 TD
RB Bryce Benitez ('17), FEAST HomeSchool (San Antonio, Texas); 5 carries, 140 yards, 3 rush TD; 5 receptions, 198 yards, 3 receiving TD
WR Bujon Boyd ('18), American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, Ariz.); 8 receptions 231 yards, 5 TD
LB Harley Jaques ('16), Weatherford Christian (Weatherford, Texas); 22 tackles (12 solo, 10 asst.), 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble



West Region
RB Najee Harris ('17), Antioch (Antioch, Calif.); 28 carries, 360 yards, 6 TD
RB Jake Garcia ('16), Biggs (Biggs, Calif.); 18 carries, 402 yards, 6 TD
RB Dylan Green ('16), Joshua Springs (Yucca Valley, Calif.); 40 carries, 339 yards, 6 TD
WR Brandon Morris ('16), Redlands (Redlands, Calif.); 8 receptions, 187 yards, 4 TD
TE Jordan Davis ('16), Rio Vista (Rio Vista, Calif.); 7 receptions, 181 yards, 4 TD

Northwest Region
QB Connor Neville ('17), Wilsonville (Wilsonville, Ore.); 31-52, 507 yards, 4 TD
QB John Bledsoe ('17), Summit (Bend, Ore.); 14-20, 334 yards, 6 TD
QB Gabe Matthews ('16), South Salem (Salem, Ore.); 14-20, 268 yards, 4 TD 70 rush yards, 2 rush TD
RB Anthony Johnson ('16), Scio (Scio, Ore.); 22 carries, 446 yards, 6 TD
WR Harrison Steiger ('17), Wilsonville (Wilsonville, Ore.); 10 receptions, 232 yards, 3 TD

USA Football/MaxPreps Regional High School Football Players of the Week winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 28.